diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3eb78781..1b9c9cc0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ endif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang")
     # enable static linkage  
     if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang" AND NOT MINGW)
       #set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".a")
-      set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS " -stdlib=libstdc++ -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")
+      set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")
 	  
     endif ()