diff --git a/package/libgeos/Config.in b/package/libgeos/Config.in
index bbcafe7740..ebe40bd1ff 100644
--- a/package/libgeos/Config.in
+++ b/package/libgeos/Config.in
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEOS
 	bool "libgeos"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
-	depends on !BR2_nios2
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_21464
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_27597
 	help
 	  GEOS (Geometry Engine - Open Source) is a C++ port of the
 	  JTS Topology Suite (JTS). It aims to contain the complete
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEOS
 
 	  https://trac.osgeo.org/geos
 
-comment "libgeos needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_USE_WCHAR
-	depends on !BR2_nios2 || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_21464
+comment "libgeos needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar, not binutils bug 21464, 27597"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_USE_WCHAR || \
+		   !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_21464 || \
+		   !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_BINUTILS_BUG_27597