diff --git a/package/modem-manager/Config.in b/package/modem-manager/Config.in
index d211d68ee1..8489e6fc86 100644
--- a/package/modem-manager/Config.in
+++ b/package/modem-manager/Config.in
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MODEM_MANAGER_LIBQMI
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBQMI
 	help
 	  This option enables support for QMI protocol
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MODEM_MANAGER_LIBQRTR
+	bool "QRTR support"
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_15 # libqrtr-glib
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBQRTR_GLIB
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_MODEM_MANAGER_LIBQMI
+	help
+	  This option enables support for QRTR protocol
+
+comment "QRTR support needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 4.15"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_4_15
+
 endif
 
 comment "modemmanager needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads"
diff --git a/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk b/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk
index 8a0dbba3a4..8ef85b9b1d 100644
--- a/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk
+++ b/package/modem-manager/modem-manager.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ else
 MODEM_MANAGER_CONF_OPTS += -Dmbim=false
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBQRTR_GLIB),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MODEM_MANAGER_LIBQRTR),y)
 MODEM_MANAGER_DEPENDENCIES += libqrtr-glib
 MODEM_MANAGER_CONF_OPTS += -Dqrtr=true
 else