diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b9c81895..d266671ca 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -392,8 +392,10 @@ 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
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
-    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
+    if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.7)
+      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
+      set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
+    endif()
   endif()