diff --git a/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-bad/Config.in b/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-bad/Config.in
index a8d01bcadb..e772930b25 100644
--- a/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-bad/Config.in
+++ b/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-bad/Config.in
@@ -55,8 +55,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_DEBUGUTILS
 	bool "debugutils"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_DECKLINK
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	bool "decklink"
 
+comment "decklink requires a toolchain with C++ support enabled"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_DTMF
 	bool "dtmf"