diff --git a/package/boost/Config.in b/package/boost/Config.in
index 0ed8dd2eb1..92d59c2ec1 100644
--- a/package/boost/Config.in
+++ b/package/boost/Config.in
@@ -99,9 +99,13 @@ comment "boost-locale needs a toolchain w/ wchar"
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_LOG
 	bool "boost-log"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
+	# for some reason, uClibc on PowerPC fails to build the boost
+	# log module
+	depends on !(BR2_powerpc && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC)
 
 comment "boost-log needs a toolchain w/ NPTL"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
+	depends on !(BR2_powerpc && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC)
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_MATH
 	bool "boost-math"