diff --git a/package/spirv-tools/Config.in b/package/spirv-tools/Config.in
index 345b8e7331..39fdb80b86 100644
--- a/package/spirv-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/spirv-tools/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SPIRV_TOOLS
 	bool "spirv-tools"
-	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # spirv-headers
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_7 # C++17
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SPIRV_HEADERS
 	help
 	  The SPIR-V Tools project provides an API and commands for
@@ -8,5 +9,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SPIRV_TOOLS
 
 	  https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools
 
-comment "spirv-tools needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "spirv-tools needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 7"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_7