diff --git a/package/keepalived/Config.in b/package/keepalived/Config.in
index efa745ad9e..0140e62ae2 100644
--- a/package/keepalived/Config.in
+++ b/package/keepalived/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KEEPALIVED
 	bool "keepalived"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # uses libdl
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_4
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
 	help
@@ -15,6 +16,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KEEPALIVED
 
 	  http://www.keepalived.org/
 
-comment "keepalived needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
+comment "keepalived needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, headers >= 3.4"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_4