diff --git a/package/kismet/Config.in b/package/kismet/Config.in
index 02046e7efb..d9f8ebe03d 100644
--- a/package/kismet/Config.in
+++ b/package/kismet/Config.in
@@ -59,14 +59,16 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KISMET_SERVER
 	default y
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_SUPPORTS # protobuf
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn.h
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # protobuf
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_GCC_BUG_64735 # std::future
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PROTOBUF
 
-comment "server needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, gcc >= 4.8"
+comment "server needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, wchar, gcc >= 4.8"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_GCC_BUG_64735
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_USE_WCHAR || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
 
 comment "server needs a toolchain not affected by GCC bug 64735"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_GCC_BUG_64735