diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 97b5b7b23dde..690696b2d505 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1685,6 +1685,10 @@ gnu/lib/libstdc++__L: lib/msun__L
 gnu/lib/libsupc++__L: gnu/lib/libstdc++__L
 .endif
 
+.if ${MK_LIBCPLUSPLUS} != "no"
+_prebuild_libs+= lib/libc++
+.endif
+
 lib/libgeom__L: lib/libexpat__L
 
 .if ${MK_LIBTHR} != "no"
diff --git a/lib/atf/libatf-c++/Makefile b/lib/atf/libatf-c++/Makefile
index c8fdfacf3686..13f3fe441ffd 100644
--- a/lib/atf/libatf-c++/Makefile
+++ b/lib/atf/libatf-c++/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 .include <bsd.init.mk>
 
-LIB=		atf-c++
+LIB_CXX=	atf-c++
 PRIVATELIB=	true
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	2
 
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
index 9b7f610b5d7a..2d0eb0066bfc 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 .include <bsd.init.mk>
 
+.if defined(LIB_CXX)
+LIB=	${LIB_CXX}
+_LD=	${CXX}
+.else
+_LD=	${CC}
+.endif
+
 # Set up the variables controlling shared libraries.  After this section,
 # SHLIB_NAME will be defined only if we are to create a shared library.
 # SHLIB_LINK will be defined only if we are to create a link to it.
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@ ${SHLIB_NAME_FULL}: ${SOBJS}
 .if defined(SHLIB_LINK)
 	@${INSTALL_SYMLINK} ${SHLIB_NAME} ${SHLIB_LINK}
 .endif
-	${CC} ${LDFLAGS} ${SSP_CFLAGS} ${SOLINKOPTS} \
+	${_LD} ${LDFLAGS} ${SSP_CFLAGS} ${SOLINKOPTS} \
 	    -o ${.TARGET} -Wl,-soname,${SONAME} \
 	    `NM='${NM}' lorder ${SOBJS} | tsort -q` ${LDADD}
 .if ${MK_CTF} != "no"