diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
index 4e89487fbc..208ccead61 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ config BR2_EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS
 config BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	bool "Build/install c++ compiler and libstdc++?"
 	default n
-	select BR2_LARGEFILE
+	# huh? why so? select BR2_LARGEFILE
+	select BR2_LARGEFILE if !BR2_GCC_VERSION_4_2
 	help
 	    Build/install c++ compiler and libstdc++?