diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
index 8c8a01a..52ddbec 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm.mk
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	-Wl,--end-group \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
 endef
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
index 9518ba7..1b6e733 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-arm64.mk
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	-Wl,--end-group \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
 endef
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
index 015d46b..a0b0294 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips.mk
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -251,13 +251,13 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	-Wl,--end-group \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
 endef
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
index a7b03b2..aec00ea 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-mips64.mk
@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -260,13 +260,13 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(filter %libc_nomalloc.a,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES))) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	-Wl,--end-group \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
 endef
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
index 4ebcd93..5bd6d7e 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86.mk
@@ -190,12 +190,12 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -216,12 +216,12 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 	-Wl,--start-group \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	-Wl,--end-group \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O))
 endef
diff --git a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
index ee6c6e2..0d9229c 100644
--- a/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/TARGET_linux-x86_64.mk
@@ -195,12 +195,12 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_SO_O))
 endef
 
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--start-group) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(if $(PRIVATE_GROUP_STATIC_LIBRARIES),-Wl$(comma)--end-group) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(TARGET_BUILD_APPS),$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_SHARED_LIBRARIES)) \
 	-o $@ \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)
 endef
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 	-Wl,--start-group \
 	$(call normalize-target-libraries,$(PRIVATE_ALL_STATIC_LIBRARIES)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_FDO_LIB) \
-	$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC) \
+	$(if $(PRIVATE_LIBCXX),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_LIBGCC)) \
 	-Wl,--end-group \
 	$(if $(filter true,$(PRIVATE_NO_CRT)),,$(PRIVATE_TARGET_CRTEND_O)) \
 	$(PRIVATE_LDLIBS)