diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
index e2e9e8a4028..c58bcbda306 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static QString cppLanguageOption(const FilePath &compiler)
     const QString baseName = compiler.toFileInfo().baseName();
     if (baseName == "iccarm")
         return QString("--c++");
-    if (baseName == "icc8051" || baseName == "iccavr")
+    if (baseName == "icc8051" || baseName == "iccavr" || baseName == "iccstm8")
         return QString("--ec++");
     return {};
 }