diff --git a/make/StaticLibs.gmk b/make/StaticLibs.gmk
index cfca2a77411..d54c67b50b3 100644
--- a/make/StaticLibs.gmk
+++ b/make/StaticLibs.gmk
@@ -98,10 +98,8 @@ EXTERNAL_LIBS := $(strip $(shell $(CAT) $(LIB_FLAGS_FILES) | \
 
 ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, macosx), true)
   STATIC_LIBS := $(addprefix -force_load$(SPACE), $(STATIC_LIB_FILES))
-  STANDARD_LIBS += -lstdc++
 else ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, linux), true)
   STATIC_LIBS := -Wl,--export-dynamic -Wl,--whole-archive $(STATIC_LIB_FILES) -Wl,--no-whole-archive
-  STANDARD_LIBS := -l:libstdc++.a
 else ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, windows), true)
   STATIC_LIBS := $(addprefix -wholearchive:, $(STATIC_LIB_FILES))
 else
@@ -115,7 +113,8 @@ $(eval $(call SetupBuildLauncher, java, \
     OPTIMIZATION := HIGH, \
     STATIC_LAUNCHER := true, \
     LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_STATIC_JDK), \
-    LIBS := $(STATIC_LIBS) $(EXTERNAL_LIBS) $(STANDARD_LIBS), \
+    LIBS := $(STATIC_LIBS) $(EXTERNAL_LIBS), \
+    LINK_TYPE := C++, \
     OUTPUT_DIR := $(STATIC_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT_DIR), \
     OBJECT_DIR := $(STATIC_LAUNCHER_OUTPUT_DIR), \
 ))
diff --git a/make/common/modules/LauncherCommon.gmk b/make/common/modules/LauncherCommon.gmk
index 98e110a0a86..38485283dcb 100644
--- a/make/common/modules/LauncherCommon.gmk
+++ b/make/common/modules/LauncherCommon.gmk
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ define SetupBuildLauncherBody
           -framework ApplicationServices \
           -framework Cocoa \
           -framework Security, \
+      LINK_TYPE := $$($1_LINK_TYPE), \
       OUTPUT_DIR := $$($1_OUTPUT_DIR), \
       OBJECT_DIR := $$($1_OBJECT_DIR), \
       VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE := $$($1_VERSION_INFO_RESOURCE), \