diff --git a/package/efibootmgr/Config.in b/package/efibootmgr/Config.in
index 2c5c07f200..988bf6d651 100644
--- a/package/efibootmgr/Config.in
+++ b/package/efibootmgr/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EFIBOOTMGR
 	bool "efibootmgr"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 # efivar
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC # efivar
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7 # efivar
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # efivar
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_MIPS && \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_NIOSII # efivar
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_EFIVAR
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EFIBOOTMGR
 
 	  https://github.com/rhinstaller/efibootmgr
 
-comment "efibootmgr requires a glibc toolchain w/ headers >= 3.12, gcc >= 4.7"
+comment "efibootmgr requires a glibc toolchain w/ headers >= 3.12, gcc >= 4.9"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12 || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || \\
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_7
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_MIPS && \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CODESOURCERY_NIOSII