diff --git a/package/granite/Config.in b/package/granite/Config.in
index 726bde1b2d..9519e16d45 100644
--- a/package/granite/Config.in
+++ b/package/granite/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GRANITE
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # libgee
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GRANITE
 
 	  https://github.com/elementary/granite
 
-comment "granite needs libgtk3 and a toolchain w/ wchar, threads"
+comment "granite needs libgtk3 and a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, gcc >= 4.9"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3 || !BR2_USE_WCHAR \
-		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS \
+		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
diff --git a/package/libgee/Config.in b/package/libgee/Config.in
index 07c387c985..cb33ec9ec2 100644
--- a/package/libgee/Config.in
+++ b/package/libgee/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEE
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	help
 	  Libgee is an utility library providing GObject-based
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEE
 
 	  https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Libgee
 
-comment "libgee needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads"
+comment "libgee needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, gcc >= 4.9"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
-	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9