diff --git a/package/ulogd/Config.in b/package/ulogd/Config.in
index 04acf0c50..c79297301 100644
--- a/package/ulogd/Config.in
+++ b/package/ulogd/Config.in
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ULOGD
 	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
 	depends on !BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	# ulog support removed for kernels >= 3.17
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_17
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMNL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNETFILTER_ACCT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNETFILTER_CONNTRACK
@@ -17,3 +19,4 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ULOGD
 comment "ulogd needs a toolchain w/ IPv6, largefile, dynamic library"
 	depends on !BR2_INET_IPV6 || !BR2_LARGEFILE || BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_17