diff --git a/package/netcat-openbsd/Config.in b/package/netcat-openbsd/Config.in
index 46d3a505e3..4734ff9901 100644
--- a/package/netcat-openbsd/Config.in
+++ b/package/netcat-openbsd/Config.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NETCAT_OPENBSD
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD
 	help
 	  A simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NETCAT_OPENBSD
 
 	  https://packages.debian.org/sid/netcat-openbsd
 
-comment "netcat-openbsd needs a glibc toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "netcat-openbsd needs a glibc toolchain w/ threads, headers >= 3.12"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS