diff --git a/package/libsigrok/Config.in b/package/libsigrok/Config.in
index 93bd06f7b4..bd37319f87 100644
--- a/package/libsigrok/Config.in
+++ b/package/libsigrok/Config.in
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSIGROKCXX
 	bool "build C++ bindings"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GLIBMM
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	# requires doxygen, which isn't packaged in Buildroot
+	depends on BROKEN
 	help
 	  Build libsigrok C++ bindings as well.
 
 comment "C++ bindings need a toolchain w/ C++"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSIGROK
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BROKEN
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/package/pulseview/Config.in b/package/pulseview/Config.in
index de899af892..e0f1bcf529 100644
--- a/package/pulseview/Config.in
+++ b/package/pulseview/Config.in
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PULSEVIEW
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BROKEN # libsigrokcxx
 	help
 	  PulseView is a Qt based logic analyzer, oscilloscope
 	  and MSO GUI for sigrok.
@@ -25,3 +26,4 @@ comment "pulseview needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, C++"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_QT5
 	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BROKEN # libsigrokcxx