diff --git a/src/koga/units.lisp b/src/koga/units.lisp
index aa51d2bcd1..ef2ef48692 100644
--- a/src/koga/units.lisp
+++ b/src/koga/units.lisp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
   ;; prefix.  Add it to the search path when present.
   #+darwin (when (probe-file #P"/opt/homebrew/include/")
              (append-cflags configuration "-I/opt/homebrew/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)