diff --git a/package/wvdial/Config.in b/package/wvdial/Config.in
index 03730f3bf8..0c13202790 100644
--- a/package/wvdial/Config.in
+++ b/package/wvdial/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_WVDIAL
 	bool "wvdial"
+	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_2016_08
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # wvstreams
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # wvstreams
@@ -11,5 +12,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WVDIAL
 	  http://wvdial.googlecode.com/
 
 comment "wvdial needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ C++, dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_2016_08
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL
diff --git a/package/wvstreams/Config.in b/package/wvstreams/Config.in
index 3d2d8f4292..a550c57b96 100644
--- a/package/wvstreams/Config.in
+++ b/package/wvstreams/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_WVSTREAMS
 	bool "wvstreams"
+	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_2016_08
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
@@ -13,5 +14,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WVSTREAMS
 	  http://wvstreams.googlecode.com/
 
 comment "wvstreams needs a glibc or uClibc toolchain w/ C++, dynamic library"
+	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED_SINCE_2016_08
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_MUSL