diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4bb68396..1a8b4f1c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$with_cryptopp" = "xyes"],
 )
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_CRYPTOPP], [test "x$with_cryptopp" = "xyes"])
+AS_IF([test "x$with_cryptopp" = "xyes"], [cryptopp_LIBS="$cryptopp_LIBS -lstdc++"])
 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $cryptopp_CFLAGS"
 LIBS="$LIBS $cryptopp_LIBS"