diff --git a/package/woff2/Config.in b/package/woff2/Config.in
index 48672570dd..d280414d4c 100644
--- a/package/woff2/Config.in
+++ b/package/woff2/Config.in
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WOFF2
 	  typically used for Web fonts
 
 	  https://github.com/google/woff2
+
+comment "woff2 needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP