diff --git a/package/enchant/Config.in b/package/enchant/Config.in
index e65d68116f..9cd15a1963 100644
--- a/package/enchant/Config.in
+++ b/package/enchant/Config.in
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ENCHANT
 	  API across a number of spell-checking system backends.
 
 	  http://www.abisource.com/projects/enchant/
+
+comment "enchant requires a toolchain with C++ support enabled"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP