diff --git a/config/buildSettings.mk b/config/buildSettings.mk
index aeb4f68a7fc0071bf7403d078f9b36d11974bfd7..f6e00e61d0dbee948b4ae711eabb5a22a7fadcfa 100644
--- a/config/buildSettings.mk
+++ b/config/buildSettings.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TCLSH   ?= ${FSLDIR}/bin/fsltclsh
 ARCHCFLAGS =
 
 # Compiler flags for C++ projects
-ARCHCXXFLAGS =
+ARCHCXXFLAGS = -D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0
 
 # Linker flags for all projects
 ARCHLDFLAGS =