diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index 21a60194d6..a35d7e25e4 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -1675,6 +1675,10 @@ ifneq ($(my_bad_ldlibs),)
 endif
 endif
 
+# my_cxx_ldlibs may contain linker flags need to wrap certain libraries
+# (start-group/end-group), so append after the check above.
+my_ldlibs += $(my_cxx_ldlibs)
+
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_YACCFLAGS := $(LOCAL_YACCFLAGS)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_ASFLAGS := $(my_asflags)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS): PRIVATE_CONLYFLAGS := $(my_conlyflags)
diff --git a/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk b/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
index bff4d23d13..fd9c442416 100644
--- a/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
+++ b/core/cxx_stl_setup.mk
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ else
     endif
 endif
 
+my_cxx_ldlibs :=
 ifneq ($(filter $(my_cxx_stl),libc++ libc++_static),)
     my_cflags += -D_USING_LIBCXX
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ ifneq ($(filter $(my_cxx_stl),libc++ libc++_static),)
         my_cppflags += -nostdinc++
         my_ldflags += -nodefaultlibs
         my_ldlibs += -lpthread -lm
-        my_ldlibs += $($($(my_prefix)OS)_$(my_link_type)_gcclibs)
+        my_cxx_ldlibs += $($($(my_prefix)OS)_$(my_link_type)_gcclibs)
     else
         ifeq (arm,$($(my_prefix)$(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)ARCH))
             my_static_libraries += libunwind_llvm
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ else ifeq ($(my_cxx_stl),none)
     ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
         my_cppflags += -nostdinc++
         my_ldflags += -nodefaultlibs
-        my_ldlibs += $($($(my_prefix)OS)_$(my_link_type)_gcclibs)
+        my_cxx_ldlibs += $($($(my_prefix)OS)_$(my_link_type)_gcclibs)
     endif
 else
     $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): $(LOCAL_MODULE): $(my_cxx_stl) is not a supported STL.)