diff --git a/package/bluez5_utils/Config.in b/package/bluez5_utils/Config.in
index 2eea8c7ced..49bb719102 100644
--- a/package/bluez5_utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/bluez5_utils/Config.in
@@ -79,15 +79,23 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HEALTH
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HID
 	bool "build hid plugin"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HOG
 	help
 	  Build plugin for HID (input) profiles.
 
+comment "hid plugin needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.18"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HOG
 	bool "build hog plugin"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18
 	help
 	  Build plugin for HoG (input) profiles.
 
+comment "hog plugin needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.18"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_MESH
 	bool "build mesh plugin"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_12 # ell
@@ -126,11 +134,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_SAP
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_SIXAXIS
 	bool "build sixaxis plugin"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18 # hid plugin
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HID # runtime
 	help
 	  Build sixaxis plugin (support Sony Dualshock
 	  controller)
 
+comment "sixaxis plugin needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.18"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18
+
 comment "sixaxis plugin needs udev /dev management"
 	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
 
@@ -142,11 +154,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_TEST
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_TOOLS_HID2HCI
 	bool "build hid2hci tool"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18 # hid plugin
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HID # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_TOOLS
 	help
 	  Build hid2hci tool
 
+comment "hid2hci tool needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.18"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18
+
 comment "hid2hci tool needs udev /dev management"
 	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
 
diff --git a/package/brltty/Config.in b/package/brltty/Config.in
index c728cb7e20..3527df6161 100644
--- a/package/brltty/Config.in
+++ b/package/brltty/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BRLTTY
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HID if BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HID if BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18 # runtime
 	help
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 	  person using a refreshable braille display.
diff --git a/package/cwiid/Config.in b/package/cwiid/Config.in
index 6ae2ac9405..7e8cdc3086 100644
--- a/package/cwiid/Config.in
+++ b/package/cwiid/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CWIID
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # bluez5_utils -> libglib2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # bluez5_utils -> dbus, alsa-lib, libglib2
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # bluez5_utils -> dbus, libglib2
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_4 # bluez5_utils
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18 # bluez5_utils hid plugin
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # bluez5_utils
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HID # runtime
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CWIID_WMGUI
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK2
 endif
 
-comment "cwiid needs a toolchain w/ dynamic lib, threads, wchar, headers >= 3.4"
+comment "cwiid needs a toolchain w/ dynamic lib, threads, wchar, headers >= 3.18"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_USE_WCHAR || \
 		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_4
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18
 	depends on !BR2_USE_MMU
diff --git a/package/kodi/Config.in b/package/kodi/Config.in
index c8e1e5d0ed..4c6e01745c 100644
--- a/package/kodi/Config.in
+++ b/package/kodi/Config.in
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_AVAHI
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_BLUEZ
 	bool "bluetooth"
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_4 # bluez5_utils
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18 # bluez5_utils hid plugin
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # bluez5_utils
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_AUDIO
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_BLUEZ
 	help
 	    Enable bluetooth support
 
-comment "bluetooth support needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.4"
+comment "bluetooth support needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.18"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_4
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_DBUS
 	bool "dbus"
diff --git a/package/supertuxkart/Config.in b/package/supertuxkart/Config.in
index 1dd5dcf058..319415754a 100644
--- a/package/supertuxkart/Config.in
+++ b/package/supertuxkart/Config.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SUPERTUXKART
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SDL2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXRANDR
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HID if BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS_PLUGINS_HID if BR2_PACKAGE_BLUEZ5_UTILS && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_18 # runtime
 	help
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 	  racer with multiple karts, tracks and modes you can play.