diff --git a/package/benejson/Config.in b/package/benejson/Config.in
index 4e8ee2c523..cb86d672d4 100644
--- a/package/benejson/Config.in
+++ b/package/benejson/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BENEJSON
 	bool "benejson"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	help
 	  benejson is a buffering SAX-style JSON parser library.
 	  The library package contains 3 major components:
@@ -9,3 +10,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BENEJSON
 	  - Core: The parsing core with minimal dependencies
 
 	  https://codehero.github.io/benejson/
+
+comment "benejson needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP