diff --git a/package/libftdi/Config.in b/package/libftdi/Config.in
index 76b30b1ba1..c0ab0f25ac 100644
--- a/package/libftdi/Config.in
+++ b/package/libftdi/Config.in
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFTDI
 if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFTDI
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTFDI_CPP
-	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	bool "C++ bindings"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST
 	help
 	  C++ bindings for libftdi
 
+comment "libftdi C++ bindings need a toolchain w/ wchar, C++"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFTDI
 
 comment "libftdi needs a toolchain w/ threads"
diff --git a/package/libftdi/libftdi.mk b/package/libftdi/libftdi.mk
index 8370b0a160..28f20e3547 100644
--- a/package/libftdi/libftdi.mk
+++ b/package/libftdi/libftdi.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ LIBFDTI_CONF_OPTS = --without-examples
 
 # configure detect it automaticaly so we need to force it
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTFDI_CPP),y)
+LIBFTDI_DEPENDENCIES += boost
 LIBFDTI_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libftdipp
 else
 LIBFDTI_CONF_OPTS += --disable-libftdipp