diff --git a/package/pkg-config/Config.in b/package/pkg-config/Config.in
index eae0a21..7f96d9b 100644
--- a/package/pkg-config/Config.in
+++ b/package/pkg-config/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PKG_CONFIG
 	bool "pkg-config"
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # glib2
+	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	help
 	  pkg-config is a system for managing library compile/link
@@ -11,4 +12,4 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PKG_CONFIG
 	  http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig/
 
 comment "pkg-config requires a toolchain with WCHAR support"
-	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED && !BR2_USE_WCHAR