diff --git a/package/weston/Config.in b/package/weston/Config.in
index 36bbb0159c..aaef405e0f 100644
--- a/package/weston/Config.in
+++ b/package/weston/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-comment "weston needs udev and a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "weston needs udev and a toolchain w/ threads, headers >= 3.0"
 	depends on !BR2_avr32
-	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON
 	bool "weston"
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
 	depends on !BR2_avr32 # wayland
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # wayland
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
 	# Runtime dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XKEYBOARD_CONFIG
 	# Make sure at least one compositor is selected.