diff --git a/package/lirc-tools/Config.in b/package/lirc-tools/Config.in
index 3bee0949ca..3dd202f284 100644
--- a/package/lirc-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/lirc-tools/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIRC_TOOLS
 	bool "lirc-tools"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL # GLOB_BRACE
 	# dlopen()
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIRC_TOOLS
 
 	  http://www.lirc.org/
 
-comment "lirc-tools needs a uClibc or (e)glibc toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
+comment "lirc-tools needs a uClibc or (e)glibc toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library, C++"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS \
-		|| BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
+		|| !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL