diff --git a/package/libv4l/Config.in b/package/libv4l/Config.in
index 0ae12d14a3..da9bd83de2 100644
--- a/package/libv4l/Config.in
+++ b/package/libv4l/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBV4L
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlopen()
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 # media headers
+	# wait for libv4l 1.7+ for musl compatibility
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ARGP_STANDALONE if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV if !BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
 	help
@@ -29,7 +31,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBV4L_UTILS
 
 endif
 
-comment "libv4l needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library, C++ and headers >= 3.0"
+comment "libv4l needs an uClibc or (e)glibc toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library, C++ and headers >= 3.0"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS \
-		|| !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
+		|| !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0 \
+		|| !(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC)