diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 98a7609290..3b77f156c1 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ int main() { return 0; }''',
             # from requiring a full path to requiring just the header name.
             cxx_flags.append('-DCARBON_FLAT_HEADERS')
 
-            if not opt.use_libcpp:
+            if not opt.use_libcpp and not conf.env['build_host'] in [ 'el_capitan' ]:
                 cxx_flags.append('--stdlib=libstdc++')
                 linker_flags.append('--stdlib=libstdc++')
             # Prevents visibility issues in standard headers