diff --git a/unit_tests/Makefile b/unit_tests/Makefile
index 5d5ab94de5..59c44d9022 100644
--- a/unit_tests/Makefile
+++ b/unit_tests/Makefile
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ DINCDIR =
 DLIBDIR =
 
 # List all default libraries here
-DLIBS = -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
+DLIBS = -static-libgcc -static -static-libstdc++
 
 #
 # End of default section