diff --git a/package/liblinear/Config.in b/package/liblinear/Config.in
index 08e8365a77..17c5a74d4a 100644
--- a/package/liblinear/Config.in
+++ b/package/liblinear/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBLINEAR
 	bool "liblinear"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	help
 	  liblinear is a linear classifier for data with millions of instances and
 	  features.
 
 	  http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~cjlin/liblinear/
+
+comment "liblinear needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP