diff --git a/package/stella/Config.in b/package/stella/Config.in
index 709da98159..c14f48572b 100644
--- a/package/stella/Config.in
+++ b/package/stella/Config.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_STELLA
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # sdl2
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_5 # C++14
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_6 # C++14
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_GCC_BUG_64735 # exception_ptr
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SDL2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_STELLA
 
 	  https://stella-emu.github.io/
 
-comment "stella needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, C++, threads, gcc >= 5"
+comment "stella needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, C++, threads, gcc >= 6"
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_5
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_6
 
 comment "stella needs a toolchain not affected by GCC bug 64735"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_GCC_BUG_64735