diff --git a/package/glmark2/Config.in b/package/glmark2/Config.in
index c8380b1d34..addd7a906e 100644
--- a/package/glmark2/Config.in
+++ b/package/glmark2/Config.in
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_GL
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGL
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_DRI_DRIVER
 
+comment "glmark2 needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 4.9"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
+
 comment "glmark2 needs an OpenGL or an openGL ES and EGL backend provided by mesa3d"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 && BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_GL && !BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_EGL_GLES
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2
 	bool "glmark2"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # C++14
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_GL || BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_EGL_GLES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG