diff --git a/package/w_scan/Config.in b/package/w_scan/Config.in
index 4487b0a869..02cb2c35c4 100644
--- a/package/w_scan/Config.in
+++ b/package/w_scan/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+comment "w_scan needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.0"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_W_SCAN
 	bool "w_scan"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV if !BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
 	help
 	  w_scan is a small command line utility used to perform frequency