diff --git a/package/libseccomp/Config.in b/package/libseccomp/Config.in
index 4e893c82b..4c34c5466 100644
--- a/package/libseccomp/Config.in
+++ b/package/libseccomp/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSECCOMP
 	bool "libseccomp"
 	depends on BR2_aarch64 || BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || \
 		BR2_mips64el || BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12
 	help
 	  High level interface to the Linux Kernel's seccomp filter
 
@@ -13,3 +14,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSECCOMP
 	  and easily adopted by application developers.
 
 	  https://github.com/seccomp/libseccomp
+
+comment "libseccomp needs a toolchain w/ headers >= 3.12"
+	depends on BR2_aarch64 || BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || \
+		BR2_mips64el || BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_12