diff --git a/package/libgeos/Config.in b/package/libgeos/Config.in
index 224c30c2ad..9f02c8b13f 100644
--- a/package/libgeos/Config.in
+++ b/package/libgeos/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEOS
 	bool "libgeos"
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
 	help
 	  GEOS (Geometry Engine - Open Source) is a C++ port of the
 	  JTS Topology Suite (JTS). It aims to contain the complete
@@ -10,5 +11,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGEOS
 
 	  https://trac.osgeo.org/geos
 
-comment "libgeos needs a toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+comment "libgeos needs a toolchain w/ C++, wchar"
+	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_USE_WCHAR