diff --git a/messagingclient/CMakeLists.txt b/messagingclient/CMakeLists.txt
index ce762d7..0bf215a 100644
--- a/messagingclient/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/messagingclient/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ set(SOURCES
 
 add_executable(messagingclient ${HEADERS} ${SOURCES})
 
-target_link_libraries(messagingclient Qt5::Core Qt5::Network messaginglib)
+target_link_libraries(messagingclient stdc++ Qt5::Core Qt5::Network messaginglib)
 
 add_dependencies(messaging messagingclient)
diff --git a/messaginglib/CMakeLists.txt b/messaginglib/CMakeLists.txt
index 77942f7..a47fc93 100644
--- a/messaginglib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/messaginglib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ add_dependencies(messaging messaginglib)
 
 add_executable(messagingtest tst_messagingtest.cpp)
 add_test(messagingtest messagingtest)
-target_link_libraries(messagingtest Qt5::Core Qt5::Test messaginglib)
+target_link_libraries(messagingtest stdc++ Qt5::Core Qt5::Test messaginglib)
diff --git a/messagingserver/CMakeLists.txt b/messagingserver/CMakeLists.txt
index b080483..024315f 100644
--- a/messagingserver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/messagingserver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ set(SOURCES
 
 add_executable(messagingserver ${HEADERS} ${SOURCES})
 
-target_link_libraries(messagingserver Qt5::Core Qt5::Network messaginglib)
+target_link_libraries(messagingserver stdc++ Qt5::Core Qt5::Network messaginglib)
 
 add_dependencies(messaging messagingserver)