diff --git a/package/opencv4/Config.in b/package/opencv4/Config.in
index a7f5592122..47c1cf3f4a 100644
--- a/package/opencv4/Config.in
+++ b/package/opencv4/Config.in
@@ -157,9 +157,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV4_LIB_OBJDETECT
 	  Include opencv_objdetect (object detection) module into the
 	  OpenCV build.
 
-comment "objdetect needs a glibc or musl toolchain"
+comment "objdetect needs a glibc or musl toolchain w/ gcc 8"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_8
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV4_LIB_PHOTO
 	bool "photo"
@@ -207,9 +208,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV4_LIB_STITCHING
 	  Include opencv_stitching (images stitching) module into the
 	  OpenCV build.
 
-comment "stitching needs a glibc or musl toolchain"
+comment "stitching needs a glibc or musl toolchain w/ gcc >= 8"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_8
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV4_LIB_SUPERRES
 	bool "superres"
@@ -332,6 +334,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV4_WITH_PROTOBUF
 	help
 	  Use shared protobuf from the target system.
 
+comment "protobuf support needs a toolchain w/ gcc >= 8"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PROTOBUF_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_8
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV4_WITH_TBB
 	bool "tbb support"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC # tbb