diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
index 97c743074af43..4a96acd9c1aa8 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
@@ -1146,11 +1146,10 @@ impl Build {
             .filter(|s| !s.starts_with("-O") && !s.starts_with("/O"))
             .collect::<Vec<String>>();
 
-        // If we're compiling on macOS then we add a few unconditional flags
-        // indicating that we want libc++ (more filled out than libstdc++) and
-        // we want to compile for 10.7. This way we can ensure that
+        // If we're compiling C++ on macOS then we add a flag indicating that
+        // we want libc++ (more filled out than libstdc++), ensuring that
         // LLVM/etc are all properly compiled.
-        if target.contains("apple-darwin") {
+        if matches!(c, CLang::Cxx) && target.contains("apple-darwin") {
             base.push("-stdlib=libc++".into());
         }