diff --git a/package/cups-filters/Config.in b/package/cups-filters/Config.in
index 623ff719ad..5badf0e1f1 100644
--- a/package/cups-filters/Config.in
+++ b/package/cups-filters/Config.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CUPS_FILTERS
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # libglib2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libglib2
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_CUPS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # C++11
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FONTCONFIG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CUPS_FILTERS
 
 	  http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/cups-filters
 
-comment "cups-filters needs a toolchain w/ wchar, C++, threads and dynamic library"
+comment "cups-filters needs a toolchain w/ wchar, C++, threads and dynamic library, gcc >= 4.8"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
-		!BR2_USE_WCHAR || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+		!BR2_USE_WCHAR || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8