diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f15c73d..2193d449 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ else()
     # There is a clang bug that does not allow to compile code that uses AES-NI intrinsics if -flto is enabled, so explicitly disable
     set(USE_LTO false)
     # explicitly define stdlib for older versions of clang
-    if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.7)
+    if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.7 AND NOT FREEBSD)
       set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libstdc++")
       set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -stdlib=libstdc++")
     endif()