diff --git a/toolchain/cc_toolchain_config.bzl b/toolchain/cc_toolchain_config.bzl
index 3edc2986..bec048da 100644
--- a/toolchain/cc_toolchain_config.bzl
+++ b/toolchain/cc_toolchain_config.bzl
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def cc_toolchain_config(
             "-stdlib=libstdc++",
         ]
 
-        link_flags.extend([
+        link_libs.extend([
             "-lstdc++",
         ])
     elif stdlib == "stdc++":
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def cc_toolchain_config(
             "-stdlib=libstdc++",
         ]
 
-        link_flags.extend([
+        link_libs.extend([
             "-l:libstdc++.a",
         ])
     elif stdlib == "libc":