diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc.mk b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
index 236297da53..dff6dce466 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ HOST_GCC_COMMON_DEPENDENCIES += host-mpc
 HOST_GCC_COMMON_CONF_OPT += --with-mpc=$(HOST_DIR)/usr
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_arc),y)
+ifneq ($(BR2_arc)$(BR2_GCC_VERSION_SNAP),)
 HOST_GCC_COMMON_DEPENDENCIES += host-flex host-bison
 endif