diff --git a/package/librsvg/Config.in b/package/librsvg/Config.in
index ffb0287dbd..735bf61259 100644
--- a/package/librsvg/Config.in
+++ b/package/librsvg/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRSVG
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # glib2
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # pango
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # pango -> harfbuzz
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # pango -> harfbuzz
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO_PNG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GDK_PIXBUF
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRSVG
 
 	  https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/LibRsvg
 
-comment "librsvg needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, C++"
+comment "librsvg needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, C++, gcc >= 4.8"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
-	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 || \
+		!BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP