diff --git a/depends/builders/darwin.mk b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
index 200d6ed22..27f550ab0 100644
--- a/depends/builders/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ build_darwin_DOWNLOAD = curl --location --fail --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONN
 
 #darwin host on darwin builder. overrides darwin host preferences.
 darwin_CC=$(shell xcrun -f clang) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION)
-darwin_CXX:=$(shell xcrun -f clang++) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION)
+darwin_CXX:=$(shell xcrun -f clang++) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) -stdlib=libc++
 darwin_AR:=$(shell xcrun -f ar)
 darwin_RANLIB:=$(shell xcrun -f ranlib)
 darwin_STRIP:=$(shell xcrun -f strip)