diff --git a/src/koga/units.lisp b/src/koga/units.lisp
index 808cebd17..2bbf965fd 100644
--- a/src/koga/units.lisp
+++ b/src/koga/units.lisp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
                                :type :cxxflags)
   #+darwin (append-cflags configuration "-stdlib=libc++" :type :cxxflags)
   #+darwin (append-cflags configuration "-I/usr/local/include")
-  #+linux (append-cflags configuration "-fno-omit-frame-pointer -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -fno-stack-protector -stdlib=libstdc++"
+  #+linux (append-cflags configuration "-fno-omit-frame-pointer -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -fno-stack-protector"
                                        :type :cxxflags)
   #+linux (append-cflags configuration "-fno-omit-frame-pointer -mno-omit-leaf-frame-pointer -fno-stack-protector"
                                        :type :cflags)