diff --git a/package/libbroadvoice/Config.in b/package/libbroadvoice/Config.in
index d695df0c0b..3301ba8ff8 100644
--- a/package/libbroadvoice/Config.in
+++ b/package/libbroadvoice/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBROADVOICE
 	bool "libbroadvoice"
+	# broken with gcc <= 4.8 on arc
+	# https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59049
+	depends on !BR2_arc || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 	help
 	  broadvoice - a library for the BroadVoice 16 and 32 speech
 	  codecs