diff --git a/package/uvw/Config.in b/package/uvw/Config.in
index bfaed25796..e5cfc541f6 100644
--- a/package/uvw/Config.in
+++ b/package/uvw/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_UVW
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # libuv
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libuv
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libuv
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # libuv
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_7 # C++17
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUV
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_UVW
 
 	  https://github.com/skypjack/uvw
 
-comment "uvw needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, dynamic library, gcc >= 7"
+comment "uvw needs a toolchain w/ NPTL, dynamic library, C++, gcc >= 7"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_7
+		!BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_7
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4