diff --git a/package/libvirt/Config.in b/package/libvirt/Config.in
index b91b8e2c1c..af0fc36aea 100644
--- a/package/libvirt/Config.in
+++ b/package/libvirt/Config.in
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVIRT_DAEMON
 	  Build the libvirt daemon (libvirtd) otherwise build only the
 	  utility programs.
 
-comment "libvirtd needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP && !BR2_PACKAGE_NETCAT_OPENBSD
-
 # Stateful drivers are useful only when building the daemon.
 if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVIRT_DAEMON