diff --git a/tools/cpp/cc_toolchain_config.bzl b/tools/cpp/cc_toolchain_config.bzl
index 807e769ae8dafc..821dfc0a261afb 100644
--- a/tools/cpp/cc_toolchain_config.bzl
+++ b/tools/cpp/cc_toolchain_config.bzl
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def _impl(ctx):
                     flag_groups = [
                         flag_group(
                             flags = [
-                                "-lstdc++",
+                                "-lc++",
                                 "-undefined",
                                 "dynamic_lookup",
                                 "-headerpad_max_install_names",
diff --git a/tools/cpp/unix_cc_configure.bzl b/tools/cpp/unix_cc_configure.bzl
index 27e46531461b34..8070139431e888 100644
--- a/tools/cpp/unix_cc_configure.bzl
+++ b/tools/cpp/unix_cc_configure.bzl
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ def configure_unix_toolchain(repository_ctx, cpu_value, overriden_tools):
         False,
     ), ":")
 
-    bazel_linkopts = "-lstdc++:-lm"
+    bazel_linkopts = "-lc++:-lm" if darwin else "-lstdc++:-lm"
     bazel_linklibs = ""
     if repository_ctx.flag_enabled("incompatible_linkopts_to_linklibs"):
         bazel_linkopts, bazel_linklibs = bazel_linklibs, bazel_linkopts