diff --git a/package/efibootmgr/Config.in b/package/efibootmgr/Config.in
index a4011d6a1d..57874fc426 100644
--- a/package/efibootmgr/Config.in
+++ b/package/efibootmgr/Config.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EFIBOOTMGR
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # efivar
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # efivar
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_MIPS
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # gettext
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT if BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_EFIVAR
 	help
@@ -16,10 +17,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EFIBOOTMGR
 
 	  https://github.com/rhinstaller/efibootmgr
 
-comment "efibootmgr needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ dynamic library, headers >= 3.12, gcc >= 4.9"
+comment "efibootmgr needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ wchar, dynamic library, headers >= 3.12, gcc >= 4.9"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_EFIVAR_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 || \
 		BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL || \
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 || \
+		!BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_MIPS