diff --git a/package/kodi-pvr-filmon/Config.in b/package/kodi-pvr-filmon/Config.in
index 0b662df176..3d87ec82ed 100644
--- a/package/kodi-pvr-filmon/Config.in
+++ b/package/kodi-pvr-filmon/Config.in
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_PVR_FILMON
 	bool "kodi-pvr-filmon"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7 # jsoncpp
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JSONCPP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_PLATFORM
 	help
 	  Filmon PVR client addon for Kodi
 
 	  https://github.com/kodi-pvr/pvr.filmon
+
+comment "kodi-pvr-filmon needs a toolchain w/ gcc >= 4.7"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7