diff --git a/multimedia/gst-plugins-base/Makefile b/multimedia/gst-plugins-base/Makefile
index 7020c152c..2f8acbd5c 100644
--- a/multimedia/gst-plugins-base/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/gst-plugins-base/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ define Package/gstreamer/Default
   SECTION:=multimedia
   TITLE:=GStreamer
   URL:=http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
+  DEPENDS:= @!LINUX_2_4
 endef
 
 define Package/gstreamer/description/Default
diff --git a/multimedia/gst-plugins-good/Makefile b/multimedia/gst-plugins-good/Makefile
index 21b6d1db9..3b7640f6c 100644
--- a/multimedia/gst-plugins-good/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/gst-plugins-good/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ define Package/gstreamer/Default
   SECTION:=multimedia
   TITLE:=GStreamer
   URL:=http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
+  DEPENDS:= @!LINUX_2_4
 endef
 
 define Package/gstreamer/description/Default
diff --git a/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/Makefile b/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/Makefile
index d9b9ebf7b..93d38a497 100644
--- a/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ define Package/gstreamer/Default
   SECTION:=multimedia
   TITLE:=GStreamer
   URL:=http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
+  DEPENDS:= @!LINUX_2_4
 endef
 
 define Package/gstreamer/description/Default
diff --git a/multimedia/gstreamer/Makefile b/multimedia/gstreamer/Makefile
index 05f503c94..8cc2650dd 100644
--- a/multimedia/gstreamer/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/gstreamer/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ define Package/gstreamer/Default
   SECTION:=multimedia
   TITLE:=GStreamer
   URL:=http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
+  DEPENDS:= @!LINUX_2_4
 endef
 
 define Package/gstreamer/description/Default