diff --git a/configs/snps_archs38_hsdk_defconfig b/configs/snps_archs38_hsdk_defconfig
index 69d0b1936b..4a1ac3fcff 100644
--- a/configs/snps_archs38_hsdk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/snps_archs38_hsdk_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ BR2_archs38_full=y
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_GLIBC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_6=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_GLIBC_UTILS=y
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_CXX=y
 BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION="-mfpu=fpud_all"
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_HOSTNAME="hsdk"
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_ISSUE="Welcome to the HSDK Platform"