diff --git a/package/mesa3d/Config.in b/package/mesa3d/Config.in
index ffe0287ac5..8f347ffe0c 100644
--- a/package/mesa3d/Config.in
+++ b/package/mesa3d/Config.in
@@ -28,8 +28,22 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_LLVM
 	bool "llvm support"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_GCC_BUG_64735 # std::shared_future
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM
 
+comment "llvm support needs a toolchain w/ threads, C++, gcc >= 4.8, host gcc >= 4.8"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
+		!BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
+
+comment "llvm support needs a toolchain not affected by GCC bug 64735"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_GCC_BUG_64735
+
 # inform the .mk file of gallium, dri or vulkan driver selection
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_GALLIUM_DRIVER
 	bool