diff --git a/package/rapidjson/Config.in b/package/rapidjson/Config.in
index b8c8bcf6a6..3367385008 100644
--- a/package/rapidjson/Config.in
+++ b/package/rapidjson/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_RAPIDJSON
 	bool "rapidjson"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	help
 	  A fast JSON parser/generator for C++ with both SAX/DOM style API.
 
 	  http://rapidjson.org/
+
+comment "rapidjson needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP