diff --git a/package/directfb-examples/directfb-examples.mk b/package/directfb-examples/directfb-examples.mk
index 16d2a8623a..40afd8177f 100644
--- a/package/directfb-examples/directfb-examples.mk
+++ b/package/directfb-examples/directfb-examples.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ DIRECTFB_EXAMPLES_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 DIRECTFB_EXAMPLES_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 DIRECTFB_EXAMPLES_DEPENDENCIES = directfb
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
+        DIRECTFB_EXAMPLES_CONF_OPTS += LIBS=-lstdc++
+endif
+
 DIRECTFB_EXAMPLES_TARGETS_ =
 DIRECTFB_EXAMPLES_TARGETS_y =