diff --git a/package/git-crypt/Config.in b/package/git-crypt/Config.in
index bb86219cf8..9a270b8f9d 100644
--- a/package/git-crypt/Config.in
+++ b/package/git-crypt/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GIT_CRYPT
 	bool "git-crypt"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # C++11
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_GCC_BUG_64735 # exception_ptr
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # git
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GIT # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
@@ -15,3 +16,7 @@ comment "git-crypt needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 4.9"
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP \
 		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+
+comment "git-crypt needs a toolchain not affected by GCC bug 64735"
+	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_GCC_BUG_64735