diff --git a/package/opensc/Config.in b/package/opensc/Config.in
index 2cec096ac2..8c6a95a41d 100644
--- a/package/opensc/Config.in
+++ b/package/opensc/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSC
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # pcsc-lite
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCSC_LITE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_DES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSC
 
 	  https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki
 
-comment "opensc needs a toolchain with dynamic library, threads"
+comment "opensc needs a toolchain with dynamic library, threads, gcc >= 4.9"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9