diff --git a/macxconf.pri b/macxconf.pri
index 876af0850..4afd638c2 100644
--- a/macxconf.pri
+++ b/macxconf.pri
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ exists($$OUT_PWD/../conf.pri) {
 }
 
 LIBS += -framework Carbon -framework IOKit
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
+QMAKE_LFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
 
 document_icon.path = Contents/Resources
 document_icon.files = mac/qBitTorrentDocument.icns