diff --git a/package/mosh/Config.in b/package/mosh/Config.in
index 4ad7d61023..f4c14668b6 100644
--- a/package/mosh/Config.in
+++ b/package/mosh/Config.in
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-comment "mosh needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+comment "mosh needs a toolchain w/ C++, threads"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on !(BR2_arm || BR2_i386 || BR2_mipsel || BR2_x86_64)
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MOSH
 	bool "mosh"
 	depends on BR2_arm || BR2_i386 || BR2_mipsel || BR2_x86_64 # protobuf
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS #protobuf
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # protobuf
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # protobuf
 	depends on BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86_64" || BR2_HOSTARCH = "x86" # protobuf
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PROTOBUF
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES