diff --git a/ext/modplug/Makefile.am b/ext/modplug/Makefile.am
index a41e1d9b31..07b4d1d353 100644
--- a/ext/modplug/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/modplug/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstmodplug.la
 
 libgstmodplug_la_SOURCES = gstmodplug.cc
 libgstmodplug_la_CXXFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CXXFLAGS) $(MODPLUG_CFLAGS)
-libgstmodplug_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lstdc++ $(LIBM) $(MODPLUG_LIBS)
+libgstmodplug_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(LIBM) $(MODPLUG_LIBS)
 libgstmodplug_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstmodplug_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LIBTOOLFLAGS)