diff --git a/package/php/php.mk b/package/php/php.mk
index 39db9d3a7c..d9c2edd839 100644
--- a/package/php/php.mk
+++ b/package/php/php.mk
@@ -176,13 +176,8 @@ endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_EXT_INTL),y)
-PHP_CONF_OPTS += --enable-intl --with-icu-dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
-PHP_CXXFLAGS += "`$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/icu-config --cxxflags`"
+PHP_CONF_OPTS += --enable-intl
 PHP_DEPENDENCIES += icu
-# The intl module is implemented in C++, but PHP fails to use
-# g++ as the compiler for the final link. As a workaround,
-# tell it to link libstdc++.
-PHP_EXTRA_LIBS += -lstdc++
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PHP_EXT_GMP),y)