diff --git a/cmake/targets/linux.cmake b/cmake/targets/linux.cmake
--- a/cmake/targets/linux.cmake
+++ b/cmake/targets/linux.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # linux specific target definitions
 
 # Using newer c++ compilers / features on older distros causes runtime dyn link errors
-list(APPEND SUNSHINE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES
-        -static-libgcc
-        -static-libstdc++
-)
+list(APPEND SUNSHINE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES -static-libgcc)
+
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU" AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 15)
+    list(APPEND SUNSHINE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES stdc++)
+else()
+    list(APPEND SUNSHINE_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES -static-libstdc++)
+endif()