diff --git a/package/spice/Config.in b/package/spice/Config.in
index 1b264e7e21..0c2c7a643a 100644
--- a/package/spice/Config.in
+++ b/package/spice/Config.in
@@ -35,8 +35,14 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SPICE_CLIENT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXFIXES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXRANDR
 
+comment "GUI requires a toolchain with threads and C++"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_SPICE_CLIENT
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SPICE_GUI
 	bool "Enable GUI"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS    # cegui06
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP        # cegui06
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_SPICE_CLIENT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CEGUI06
 	help