diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,13 +118,16 @@
 if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} MATCHES Clang)
   add_definitions(-Wall -Werror=return-type -Werror=unused-result -Werror=reorder)
 endif()
 
-include(CheckCXXSymbolExists)
-check_cxx_symbol_exists(_LIBCPP_VERSION cstdlib HAVE_LIBCPP)
-if(HAVE_LIBCPP)
-  set(LIBS_PRIVATE "-lc++")
-else()
-  set(LIBS_PRIVATE "-lstdc++")
-endif()
+set(LIBS_PRIVATE "")
+foreach(lib IN LISTS CMAKE_CXX_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+  if(lib IN_LIST CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+    continue()
+  elseif(EXISTS "${lib}")
+    string(APPEND LIBS_PRIVATE " ${CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_FILE_FLAG}${lib}")
+  else()
+    string(APPEND LIBS_PRIVATE " ${CMAKE_LINK_LIBRARY_FLAG}${lib}")
+  endif()
+endforeach()
 
 
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared library" ON)