diff --git a/package/apcupsd/Config.in b/package/apcupsd/Config.in
index f87f6a8b55..2a00d43d67 100644
--- a/package/apcupsd/Config.in
+++ b/package/apcupsd/Config.in
@@ -57,13 +57,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_APCUPSD_SNMP
 config BR2_PACKAGE_APCUPSD_USB
 	bool "usb"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # libusb
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT
 	help
 	  Compile USB UPS code
 
-comment "usb support needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "usb support needs a toolchain w/ threads, gcc >= 4.9"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 
 endif