diff --git a/package/mmc-utils/Config.in b/package/mmc-utils/Config.in
index 07650c8a15..d321800a4c 100644
--- a/package/mmc-utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/mmc-utils/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MMC_UTILS
 	bool "mmc-utils"
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0
 	help
 	  MMC utils
 
 	  https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/cjb/mmc-utils.git
 
-comment "mmc-utils needs a toolchain w/ largefile"
-	depends on !BR2_LARGEFILE
+comment "mmc-utils needs a toolchain w/ largefile, headers >= 3.0"
+	depends on !BR2_LARGEFILE || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_0