diff --git a/package/znc/Config.in b/package/znc/Config.in
index 4328c8b6fa..154d4b0789 100644
--- a/package/znc/Config.in
+++ b/package/znc/Config.in
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ZNC
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7
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-comment "znc needs a toolchain w/ C++, dynamic library"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+comment "znc needs a toolchain w/ C++, dynamic library, gcc >= 4.7"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU