diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in
index f47001fcf6..ac6017fd6e 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-buildroot/Config.in
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_GLIBC
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_2
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_10 || !BR2_powerpc64le
 	depends on !BR2_powerpc_SPE
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	# our glibc.mk enables RPC support
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@ comment "glibc needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, kernel headers >= 3.2"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_2
 
+# glibc >= 2.26 require kernel headers >= 3.10 on powerpc64le.
+comment "glibc on powerpc64le needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.10"
+	depends on BR2_powerpc64le
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_10
+
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_MUSL
 	bool "musl"
 	depends on BR2_aarch64	  || BR2_arm     || BR2_armeb     || BR2_i386 || \