diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index c7032312fb..ba287d244a 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	cd $$($$(PKG)_BUILDDIR) && \
 	rm -f CMakeCache.txt && \
 	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) \
+	$$(if $$(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),,CXX=/bin/false) \
 	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) $$(BR2_CMAKE) $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
 		-G$$($$(PKG)_GENERATOR) \
 		-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM="$$($$(PKG)_GENERATOR_PROGRAM)" \