diff --git a/package/libgdiplus/Config.in b/package/libgdiplus/Config.in
index 6ddf44fd0c..d26a997d46 100644
--- a/package/libgdiplus/Config.in
+++ b/package/libgdiplus/Config.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGDIPLUS
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # libglib2 -> gettext
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libglib2
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libglib2
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXFT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGDIPLUS
 
 	  https://github.com/mono/libgdiplus
 
-comment "libgdiplus needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads"
+comment "libgdiplus needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, C++"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7
-	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP