diff --git a/package/imagemagick/Config.in.host b/package/imagemagick/Config.in.host
index bbe23baa6f..5a87a130ee 100644
--- a/package/imagemagick/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/imagemagick/Config.in.host
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_IMAGEMAGICK
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_IMAGEMAGICK_SVG
 	bool "SVG support"
+	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # host-librsvg -> host-pango -> host-harfbuzz
 	help
 	  Say 'y' here is you need ImageMagick tools (like convert)
 	  to support SVG.
@@ -23,4 +24,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_IMAGEMAGICK_SVG
 	  This is not enabled by default, as it brings quite a few
 	  extra dependencies, and thus extra build time.
 
+comment "SVG support needs host gcc >= 4.8"
+	depends on !BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
+
 endif