diff --git a/package/iptraf-ng/Config.in b/package/iptraf-ng/Config.in
index f240daf93d..5c61b7c0e2 100644
--- a/package/iptraf-ng/Config.in
+++ b/package/iptraf-ng/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_IPTRAF_NG
 	bool "iptraf-ng"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_14
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES
 	help
 	  IPTraf-ng is a console-based network monitoring program for
@@ -10,3 +11,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_IPTRAF_NG
 
 	  IPTraf-ng is a fork of original IPTraf v3.0.0
 	  (http://iptraf.seul.org).
+
+comment "iptraf-ng needs a toolchain w/ kernel headers >= 3.14"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_14