diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5webkit/Config.in b/package/qt5/qt5webkit/Config.in
index 65f08d1c5e..4abb04844c 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5webkit/Config.in
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5webkit/Config.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5WEBKIT
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_JSCORE_AVAILABLE
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # leveldb
-	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # icu
+	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # icu, host-ruby
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # icu
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # leveldb
 	depends on !BR2_BINFMT_FLAT # icu
diff --git a/package/ruby/Config.in b/package/ruby/Config.in
index 141db90140..c210120945 100644
--- a/package/ruby/Config.in
+++ b/package/ruby/Config.in
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RUBY
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
+	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 	help
 	  Object Oriented Scripting Language.
 
 	  http://www.ruby-lang.org/
 
-comment "ruby needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, dynamic library"
+comment "ruby needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, dynamic library, gcc >= 4.9, host gcc >= 4.9"
 	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
-		BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+		BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 || \
+		!BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/Config.in b/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
index 425bf81e4e..bc8207d93b 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK
 	bool "webkitgtk"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # wayland
 	depends on !BR2_BINFMT_FLAT # icu
-	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # icu
+	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # icu, host-ruby
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # wayland, icu, libsoup
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_7
diff --git a/package/wpewebkit/Config.in b/package/wpewebkit/Config.in
index 6fc1e668fd..8357051e93 100644
--- a/package/wpewebkit/Config.in
+++ b/package/wpewebkit/Config.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WPEWEBKIT
 	bool "wpewebkit"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # wayland
 	depends on !BR2_BINFMT_FLAT # icu
-	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # icu
+	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # icu, host-ruby
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # harfbuzz, icu
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # wayland, icu, libsoup
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_7