--- a/scripts/make-config.sh
+++ b/scripts/make-config.sh
@@ -475,7 +475,9 @@
 [[ -z $GCC ]] && GCC=gcc
 
 # The strip command tries to remove global symbols on macOS.
-[[ -n $MACOS ]] && STRIP="strip -x" || STRIP="strip"
+if [[ -z $STRIP ]]; then
+    [[ -n $MACOS ]] && STRIP="strip -x" || STRIP="strip"
+fi
 
 # Define compilation flags for 32-bit cross-compilation.
 if [[ -n $M32 ]]; then
@@ -602,7 +604,7 @@
 [[ -z $MACOS ]] && LDFLAGS_PTHREAD="-pthread"
 
 # External libraries
-LDLIBS="$LDLIBS -lpthread"
+LDLIBS="$LDLIBS -lc++_shared"
 [[ -z $MACOS$OPENBSD ]] && LDLIBS="$LDLIBS -lrt"
 LDLIBS="$LDLIBS -lm"