diff --git a/package/iputils/Config.in b/package/iputils/Config.in
index d4d282949..e7bb3d967 100644
--- a/package/iputils/Config.in
+++ b/package/iputils/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_IPUTILS
 	bool "iputils"
 	select BR2_OPENSSL if BR2_INET_IPV6
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
+	# requires dn_comp (only available in since uclibc 0.9.33)
+	depends on !BR2_avr32
+	depends on !BR2_UCLIBC_VERSION_0_9_31 && \
+		!BR2_UCLIBC_VERSION_0_9_32
 	help
 	  This package is set of small useful utilities for Linux networking.
 	  It includes complete versions of ping, traceroute, etc.