diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 198b792..0e65c17 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -278,13 +278,22 @@
 	}
 
 	if !ctx.sdk() {
-		if ctx.Host() && !flags.Clang {
+		cStd := config.CStdVersion
+		cppStd := config.CppStdVersion
+
+		if !flags.Clang {
+			// GCC uses an invalid C++14 ABI (emits calls to
+			// __cxa_throw_bad_array_length, which is not a valid C++ RT ABI).
+			// http://b/25022512
+			cppStd = config.GccCppStdVersion
+		} else if ctx.Host() && !flags.Clang {
 			// The host GCC doesn't support C++14 (and is deprecated, so likely
 			// never will). Build these modules with C++11.
-			flags.CppFlags = append(flags.CppFlags, "-std=gnu++11")
-		} else {
-			flags.CppFlags = append(flags.CppFlags, "-std=gnu++14")
+			cppStd = config.GccCppStdVersion
 		}
+
+		flags.ConlyFlags = append([]string{"-std=" + cStd}, flags.ConlyFlags...)
+		flags.CppFlags = append([]string{"-std=" + cppStd}, flags.CppFlags...)
 	}
 
 	// We can enforce some rules more strictly in the code we own. strict