diff --git a/package/python-grpc-requests/Config.in b/package/python-grpc-requests/Config.in
index 3c266e5976..3a2740f0f7 100644
--- a/package/python-grpc-requests/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-grpc-requests/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_GRPC_REQUESTS
 	bool "python-grpc-requests"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC_TARGET_ARCH_SUPPORTS # python-cryptography
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # python-grpcio
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_CRYPTOGRAPHY # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_GOOGLE_API_CORE # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_GRPCIO # runtime
@@ -9,3 +10,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_GRPC_REQUESTS
 	  grpc for Humans. grpc reflection support client.
 
 	  https://github.com/wesky93/grpc_requests
+
+comment "python-grpcio-requests needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
diff --git a/package/python-grpcio-reflection/Config.in b/package/python-grpcio-reflection/Config.in
index d2ee039c5f..afe8988165 100644
--- a/package/python-grpcio-reflection/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-grpcio-reflection/Config.in
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_GRPCIO_REFLECTION
 	bool "python-grpcio-reflection"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # python-grpcio
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_GRPCIO # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PROTOBUF # runtime
 	help
 	  Standard Protobuf Reflection Service for gRPC.
 
 	  https://grpc.io
+
+comment "python-grpcio-reflection needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
diff --git a/package/python-grpcio/Config.in b/package/python-grpcio/Config.in
index e63ac2ae34..5242eb461e 100644
--- a/package/python-grpcio/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-grpcio/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_GRPCIO
 	bool "python-grpcio"
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	help
 	  HTTP/2-based RPC framework.
 
 	  https://grpc.io
+
+comment "python-grpcio needs a toolchain w/ C++"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP