diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index d470682..4d6f23a 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ fn main() {
     let src = PathBuf::from("src");
     let mut bridge = cxx_build::bridge(src.join("bridge.rs"));
 
+    // Use the correct C++ standard library for the target platform
+    let cpp_stdlib = if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+        "c++"
+    } else {
+        "stdc++"
+    };
+
     assert!(bridge.is_flag_supported("-std=c++14").expect("supported"));
     bridge
         .files(&[
@@ -15,7 +22,7 @@ fn main() {
         ])
         .include(datasketches.join("common").join("include"))
         .flag_if_supported("-std=c++14")
-        .cpp_link_stdlib("stdc++")
+        .cpp_link_stdlib(cpp_stdlib)
         .static_flag(true)
         .compile("libdatasketches.a");
 }