diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng/crosstool-ng.mk b/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng/crosstool-ng.mk
index 25e12d2dbf..2281daf2bb 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng/crosstool-ng.mk
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-crosstool-ng/crosstool-ng.mk
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ CTNG_FIX_DOT_CONFIG_PATHS_SED += s:^(CT_SYSROOT_DIR_PREFIX)=.*:\1="":;
 # uClibc specific options
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_CTNG_uClibc),y)
 
+# Handle the wide-char option
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_USE_WCHAR)),)
+CTNG_FIX_DOT_CONFIG_SED += s:^\# (CT_LIBC_UCLIBC_WCHAR) is not set:\1=y:;
+else
+CTNG_FIX_DOT_CONFIG_SED += s:^(CT_LIBC_UCLIBC_WCHAR)=.*:\# \1 is not set:;
+endif
+
 # Instruct CT-NG's .config where to find the uClibc's .config
 CTNG_FIX_DOT_CONFIG_PATHS_SED += s:^(CT_LIBC_UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE)=.*:\1="$(CTNG_DIR)/libc.config":;