diff --git a/package/kodi/Config.in b/package/kodi/Config.in
index c3b3183ebc..797f59d7c5 100644
--- a/package/kodi/Config.in
+++ b/package/kodi/Config.in
@@ -158,13 +158,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_LIBCEC
 	bool "hdmi cec"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libcec
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7 # libcec
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCEC
 	help
 	  Enable CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) support.
 	  Select this if you want Kodi to support HDMI CEC.
 
 comment "hdmi cec support needs udev /dev management and a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
+	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_LIRC
 	bool "lirc"
diff --git a/package/libcec/Config.in b/package/libcec/Config.in
index 2cf011da5d..2dddc53635 100644
--- a/package/libcec/Config.in
+++ b/package/libcec/Config.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCEC
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7 # C++11
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPLATFORM
 	help
 	  libcec allows you in combination with the right hardware to
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCEC
 
 	  http://libcec.pulse-eight.com
 
-comment "libcec needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar, threads, dynamic library"
+comment "libcec needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar, threads, dynamic library, gcc >= 4.7"
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
-		!BR2_USE_WCHAR || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+		!BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7 || \
+		BR2_STATIC_LIBS