diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 6b170a52c37725..9d648476541fcc 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@
         'cflags_cc': [ '-fno-rtti', '-fno-exceptions', '-std=gnu++17' ],
         'defines': [ '__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS' ],
         'ldflags': [ '-rdynamic' ],
+        'ldlibs': [ '-lstdc++fs' ],
         'target_conditions': [
           # The 1990s toolchain on SmartOS can't handle thin archives.
           ['_type=="static_library" and OS=="solaris"', {