diff --git a/package/assimp/Config.in b/package/assimp/Config.in
index 630758f3e7..42bfee945d 100644
--- a/package/assimp/Config.in
+++ b/package/assimp/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ASSIMP
 	bool "assimp"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
 	help
 	  Open Asset Import Library (assimp) is a portable Open Source
@@ -11,5 +12,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ASSIMP
 
 	  http://www.assimp.org
 
-comment "assimp needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "assimp needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_USE_WCHAR