diff --git a/package/gcc/Config.in.host b/package/gcc/Config.in.host
index 560ea52104..5cc0dd3bdd 100644
--- a/package/gcc/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gcc/Config.in.host
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ choice
 
 	config BR2_GCC_VERSION_4_7_X
 		bool "gcc 4.7.x"
+		depends on BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_2016_05
 		# Broken or unsupported architectures
 		depends on !BR2_microblaze && !BR2_aarch64 && !BR2_arc \
 			&& !BR2_powerpc64le && !BR2_nios2