diff --git a/package/freescale-imx/imx-uuc/Config.in b/package/freescale-imx/imx-uuc/Config.in
index ed734ad7e2..0e257bde17 100644
--- a/package/freescale-imx/imx-uuc/Config.in
+++ b/package/freescale-imx/imx-uuc/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_IMX_UUC
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_arm # Only relevant for i.MX
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18 # usb_functionfs_descs_head_v2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS
 	help
 	  This package provides the Universal Adapter user-space
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_IMX_UUC
 	  This package is provided by Freescale/NXP as-is and doesn't
 	  have an upstream.
 
-comment "imx-uuc needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+comment "imx-uuc needs a toolchain w/ threads, headers >= 3.18"
 	depends on BR2_arm
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18