diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0ce9e803..bebe67f7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ macro_rules! import_cpp {
             link(name = "Qt5Core", kind = "dylib"),
             link(name = "Qt5Network", kind = "dylib")
         )]
-        #[link(name = "c++")]
+        #[cfg_attr(target_os = "macos", link(name = "c++"))]
+        #[cfg_attr(not(target_os = "macos"), link(name = "stdc++"))]
         extern "C" {
             $($tt)*
         }