diff --git a/package/dawgdic/Config.in b/package/dawgdic/Config.in
index ce0b46647d..8ef9902ec1 100644
--- a/package/dawgdic/Config.in
+++ b/package/dawgdic/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DAWGDIC
 	bool "dawgdic"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	# std=c11
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7
 	help
 	  dawgdic provides a library for building and accessing
 	  dictionaries implemented with directed acyclic word graphs
@@ -13,5 +15,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DAWGDIC
 
 	  https://github.com/stil/dawgdic
 
-comment "dawgdic needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "dawgdic needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 4.7"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7