diff --git a/package/intel-mediasdk/Config.in b/package/intel-mediasdk/Config.in
index c1f609e3f8..7738dcbbeb 100644
--- a/package/intel-mediasdk/Config.in
+++ b/package/intel-mediasdk/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_INTEL_MEDIASDK
 	depends on BR2_x86_64
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # intel-mediadriver
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # intel-mediadriver
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_8 # intel-mediadriver
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_1 # intel-mediadriver
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # intel-mediadriver
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # intel-mediadriver
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_INTEL_MEDIASDK
 
 	  http://mediasdk.intel.com/
 
-comment "intel-mediasdk needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, C++, NPTL"
+comment "intel-mediasdk needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, gcc >= 8, C++, NPTL"
 	depends on BR2_x86_64 && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_1
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_8