diff --git a/package/targetcli-fb/Config.in b/package/targetcli-fb/Config.in
index 04c6a1ac09..eb7528fbea 100644
--- a/package/targetcli-fb/Config.in
+++ b/package/targetcli-fb/Config.in
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
-comment "targetcli-fb depends on Python"
+comment "targetcli-fb needs Python, a glibc toolchain, gcc >= 4.9, host gcc >= 8"
 	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on !BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_8 || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TARGETCLI_FB
 	bool "targetcli-fb"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 # python-configshell-fb
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # python-gobject -> gobject-introspection
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION_ARCH_SUPPORTS # python-gobject -> gobject-introspection
+	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_8 # python-gobject -> gobject-introspection
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # python-gobject -> gobject-introspection
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC # python-gobject -> gobject-introspection
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_CONFIGSHELL_FB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_RTSLIB_FB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SIX
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_GOBJECT
 	help
 	  targetcli-fb is a command-line interface for configuring the
 	  LIO generic SCSI target, present in 3.x Linux kernel
diff --git a/package/targetcli-fb/targetcli-fb.mk b/package/targetcli-fb/targetcli-fb.mk
index d2cbf79e26..56ed7c6174 100644
--- a/package/targetcli-fb/targetcli-fb.mk
+++ b/package/targetcli-fb/targetcli-fb.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ TARGETCLI_FB_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 TARGETCLI_FB_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 TARGETCLI_FB_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
 TARGETCLI_FB_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
-TARGETCLI_FB_DEPENDENCIES = python-configshell-fb python-rtslib-fb python-six
+TARGETCLI_FB_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	python-configshell-fb \
+	python-gobject \
+	python-rtslib-fb \
+	python-six
 
 define TARGETCLI_FB_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/targetcli-fb/S50target \