diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp
@@ -1060,7 +1060,10 @@
 
   switch (Type) {
   case ToolChain::CST_Libcxx:
-    CmdArgs.push_back("-lc++");
+    if (getTriple().isWindowsGNUEnvironment())
+      CmdArgs.push_back("-lc++");
+    else
+      CmdArgs.push_back("-lc++_shared");
     if (Args.hasArg(options::OPT_fexperimental_library))
       CmdArgs.push_back("-lc++experimental");
     break;