diff --git a/package/libxmlpp/Config.in b/package/libxmlpp/Config.in
index 77723a8b86..69bd220c0b 100644
--- a/package/libxmlpp/Config.in
+++ b/package/libxmlpp/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXMLPP
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # glibmm -> libglib2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # glibmm -> libglib2
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # glibmm -> libglib2
 	help
 	  libxml++ is a C++ wrapper for the libxml XML parser library.