diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 90d06c12d..bb5e4b1ad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ else()
     set(USE_LTO false)
     # explicitly define stdlib for older versions of clang
     if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.7)
-      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
-      set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
+      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libstdc++")
+      set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -stdlib=libstdc++")
     endif()
   endif()