diff --git a/mkspecs/android-g++/qmake.conf b/mkspecs/android-g++/qmake.conf
index 0df2509257..11d62a1efb 100644
--- a/mkspecs/android-g++/qmake.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/android-g++/qmake.conf
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ QMAKE_LFLAGS_NOUNDEF    = -Wl,--no-undefined
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_RPATH      = -Wl,-rpath=
 QMAKE_LFLAGS_RPATHLINK  = -Wl,-rpath-link=
 
-QMAKE_LIBS              = -lgnustl_shared -lsupc++ -llog -lz -lm -ldl -lc -lgcc
+QMAKE_LIBS_PRIVATE      = -lgnustl_shared -llog -lz -lm -ldl -lc -lgcc
 QMAKE_LIBS_X11          =
 QMAKE_LIBS_THREAD       =
 QMAKE_LIBS_EGL          = -lEGL