diff --git a/c_src/Makefile b/c_src/Makefile
index a1fdf16..f12cba0 100755
--- a/c_src/Makefile
+++ b/c_src/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ else ifeq ($(UNAME_SYS), Linux)
 	CC ?= gcc
 	CFLAGS ?= -O3 -std=c99 -finline-functions -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes
 	CXXFLAGS ?= -O3 -finline-functions -Wall
+	LDFLAGS ?= -lstdc++
 endif
 
 CFLAGS += -fPIC -I$(ERTS_INCLUDE_DIR) -I$(ERL_INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIR)