diff --git a/package/libbpf/Config.in b/package/libbpf/Config.in
index 9eadf0254a..3aa6679b3a 100644
--- a/package/libbpf/Config.in
+++ b/package/libbpf/Config.in
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBPF
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # elfutils
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # elfutils
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # elfutils
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_13
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC # elfutils
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ELFUTILS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
@@ -24,8 +25,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBPF
 
 	  https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf
 
-comment "libbpf needs a uClibc or glibc toolchain w/ wchar, dynamic library, threads"
+comment "libbpf needs a uClibc or glibc toolchain w/ wchar, dynamic library, threads, headers >= 4.13"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBPF_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || BR2_STATIC_LIBS \
 		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS \
+		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_13 \
 		|| !(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC || BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC)