diff --git a/package/python-coherence/Config.in b/package/python-coherence/Config.in
index d4034e7220..71f79f42ee 100644
--- a/package/python-coherence/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-coherence/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_COHERENCE
 	bool "python-coherence"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # python-pyasn
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_TWISTED
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_ZOPE_INTERFACE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYASN
@@ -8,3 +9,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_COHERENCE
 	  A DLNA/UPnP Media Server and Framework for the Digital Living.
 
 	  http://coherence-project.org/
+
+comment "python-coherence needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP