diff --git a/package/xerces/Config.in b/package/xerces/Config.in
index 123f0c1666..b77794d772 100644
--- a/package/xerces/Config.in
+++ b/package/xerces/Config.in
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XERCES
 	bool "xerces-c++"
-	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP && BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV if !BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
 	help
 	  Xerces-C++ is a validating XML parser written in portable C++.
 
 	  http://xml.apache.org/xerces-c/
 
-comment "xerces-c++ requires a toolchain with C++ support enabled"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "xerces-c++ requires a toolchain with C++ and WCHAR support enabled"
+	depends on !(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP && BR2_USE_WCHAR)