diff --git a/package/pcmanfm/Config.in b/package/pcmanfm/Config.in
index 69ddf00232..f281599637 100644
--- a/package/pcmanfm/Config.in
+++ b/package/pcmanfm/Config.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PCMANFM
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libglib2
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # libgtk2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # libgtk2 -> pango -> harfbuzz
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # libgtk2 -> pango -> harfbuzz
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_MENU_CACHE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
@@ -17,9 +18,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PCMANFM
 
 	  http://wiki.lxde.org/en/PCManFM
 
-comment "pcmanfm needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, C++"
+comment "pcmanfm needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, C++, gcc >= 4.8"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
 	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS