diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 01fdec934c8..2add6703159 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
   endif()
   if("${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}" STREQUAL "")
     SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-ftemplate-depth=1024 -Qunused-arguments -Wno-invalid-offsetof ${SSE_FLAGS}") # Unfortunately older Clang versions do not have this: -Wno-unnamed-type-template-args
+    if(APPLE)
+      SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libstdc++")
+    endif(APPLE)
   endif()
   SET(CLANG_LIBRARIES "stdc++")
 endif()