diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
index c1c3caa366..076815bba1 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_TOOLCHAIN_FOR_CLANG := $($(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HO
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_AR := $(AR)
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -isysroot $(mac_sdk_root) -mmacosx-version-min=$(mac_sdk_version) -DMACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$(mac_sdk_version)
-$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS += -isystem $(mac_sdk_path)/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include/c++/v1
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += -isysroot $(mac_sdk_root) -Wl,-syslibroot,$(mac_sdk_root) -mmacosx-version-min=$(mac_sdk_version)
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -fPIC -funwind-tables
@@ -58,6 +57,10 @@ $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_JNILIB_SUFFIX := .jnilib
 
 $(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := cqs
 
+# Use Darwin's libc++, as Darwin's libstdc++ is old and does not support C++11
+$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_SYSTEMCPP_CPPFLAGS := -isystem $(mac_sdk_path)/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include/c++/v1
+$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)HOST_SYSTEMCPP_LDFLAGS := -stdlib=libc++
+
 ############################################################
 ## Macros after this line are shared by the 64-bit config.
 
diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk
index ce9d1bb296..a8541ee885 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86_64.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ HOST_TOOLCHAIN_FOR_CLANG := $(HOST_TOOLCHAIN_ROOT)
 HOST_AR := $(AR)
 
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -isysroot $(mac_sdk_root) -mmacosx-version-min=$(mac_sdk_version) -DMACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$(mac_sdk_version)
-HOST_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS += -isystem $(mac_sdk_path)/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include/c++/v1
 HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += -isysroot $(mac_sdk_root) -Wl,-syslibroot,$(mac_sdk_root) -mmacosx-version-min=$(mac_sdk_version)
 
 HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -fPIC -funwind-tables
@@ -58,6 +57,10 @@ HOST_JNILIB_SUFFIX := .jnilib
 
 HOST_GLOBAL_ARFLAGS := cqs
 
+# Use Darwin's libc++, as Darwin's libstdc++ is old and does not support C++11
+HOST_SYSTEMCPP_CPPFLAGS := -isystem $(mac_sdk_path)/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/include/c++/v1
+HOST_SYSTEMCPP_LDFLAGS := -stdlib=libc++
+
 # We Reuse the following functions with the same name from HOST_darwin-x86.mk:
 # transform-host-o-to-shared-lib-inner
 # transform-host-o-to-executable-inner
diff --git a/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk b/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
index 37be1f7cc8..0777645f59 100644
--- a/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
+++ b/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
@@ -110,8 +110,11 @@ else ifeq ($(my_cxx_stl),libstdc++)
     ifndef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
         my_c_includes += bionic/libstdc++/include
         my_system_shared_libraries += libstdc++
+    else
+        # Host builds will use the system C++. libc++ on Darwin, GNU libstdc++ everywhere else
+        my_cppflags += $($(my_prefix)SYSTEMCPP_CPPFLAGS)
+        my_ldflags += $($(my_prefix)SYSTEMCPP_LDFLAGS)
     endif
-    # Host builds will use GNU libstdc++.
 else ifeq ($(my_cxx_stl),none)
     ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
         my_cppflags += -nostdinc++
diff --git a/core/ninja.mk b/core/ninja.mk
index 44c3ef3e1f..ef627c80d4 100644
--- a/core/ninja.mk
+++ b/core/ninja.mk
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ $(KATI_BUILD_NINJA): $(KATI) $(MAKEPARALLEL) $(SOONG_ANDROID_MK) FORCE
 	+$(hide) $(KATI_MAKEPARALLEL) $(KATI) --ninja --ninja_dir=$(OUT_DIR) --ninja_suffix=$(KATI_NINJA_SUFFIX) --regen --ignore_dirty=$(OUT_DIR)/% --no_ignore_dirty=$(SOONG_ANDROID_MK) --ignore_optional_include=$(OUT_DIR)/%.P --detect_android_echo $(KATI_FIND_EMULATOR) -f build/core/main.mk $(KATI_GOALS) --gen_all_targets BUILDING_WITH_NINJA=true SOONG_ANDROID_MK=$(SOONG_ANDROID_MK)
 
 ifneq ($(USE_SOONG_FOR_KATI),true)
-KATI_CXX := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS)
-KATI_LD := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS)
+KATI_CXX := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS) $(HOST_SYSTEMCPP_CPPFLAGS)
+KATI_LD := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_SYSTEMCPP_LDFLAGS)
 # Build static ckati. Unfortunately Mac OS X doesn't officially support static exectuables.
 ifeq ($(BUILD_OS),linux)
 # We need everything in libpthread.a otherwise C++11's threading library will be disabled.
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ KATI_INTERMEDIATES_PATH := $(HOST_OUT_INTERMEDIATES)/EXECUTABLES/ckati_intermedi
 KATI_BIN_PATH := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)
 include build/kati/Makefile.ckati
 
-MAKEPARALLEL_CXX := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS)
-MAKEPARALLEL_LD := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS)
+MAKEPARALLEL_CXX := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS) $(HOST_SYSTEMCPP_CPPFLAGS)
+MAKEPARALLEL_LD := $(CLANG_CXX) $(CLANG_HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $(HOST_SYSTEMCPP_LDFLAGS)
 # Build static makeparallel. Unfortunately Mac OS X doesn't officially support static exectuables.
 ifeq ($(BUILD_OS),linux)
 MAKEPARALLEL_LD += -static