diff --git a/nixide-sys/build.rs b/nixide-sys/build.rs
index 95be485..d9e74fc 100644
--- a/nixide-sys/build.rs
+++ b/nixide-sys/build.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ fn main() {
         // .cargo_debug(cfg!(debug_assertions))
         .cpp(true)
         .std("c++23") // libnix compiles against `-std=c++23`
-        .cpp_link_stdlib("c++") // libstdc++ for GNU, c++ for Clang
         .opt_level((!cfg!(debug_assertions)) as u32 * 3)
         .files(FEATURES.iter().map(|&feature| format!("libnixide-c/nixide_api_{feature}.cc")))
         .includes(&include_paths)