diff --git a/setup_posix.py b/setup_posix.py
index 3cb44f49..8d1a13eb 100644
--- a/setup_posix.py
+++ b/setup_posix.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ def get_config():
         ]
     create_release_file(metadata)
     del metadata['version_info']
+    libraries.append('stdc++')
     ext_options = dict(
         name = "_mysql",
         library_dirs = library_dirs,