diff --git a/package/flac/flac.mk b/package/flac/flac.mk
index 880c176f6e..9aa00b7ffd 100644
--- a/package/flac/flac.mk
+++ b/package/flac/flac.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ FLAC_CPE_ID_VENDOR = flac_project
 FLAC_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 FLAC_CONF_OPTS = \
-	--disable-cpplibs \
+	$(if $(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),--enable-cpplibs,--disable-cpplibs) \
 	--disable-xmms-plugin \
 	--disable-altivec