diff --git a/infra/recipes/gn.expected/ci_linux.json b/infra/recipes/gn.expected/ci_linux.json
index 0179799..993c491 100644
--- a/infra/recipes/gn.expected/ci_linux.json
+++ b/infra/recipes/gn.expected/ci_linux.json
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "debug.build.generate",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "debug.build.ninja",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "release.build.generate",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "release.build.ninja",
     "~followup_annotations": [
diff --git a/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cipd_exists.json b/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cipd_exists.json
index a1b32ae..c6f3825 100644
--- a/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cipd_exists.json
+++ b/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cipd_exists.json
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "debug.build.generate",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "debug.build.ninja",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "release.build.generate",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "release.build.ninja",
     "~followup_annotations": [
diff --git a/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cipd_register.json b/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cipd_register.json
index a626fa6..76efe86 100644
--- a/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cipd_register.json
+++ b/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cipd_register.json
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "debug.build.generate",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "debug.build.ninja",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "release.build.generate",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "release.build.ninja",
     "~followup_annotations": [
diff --git a/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cq_linux.json b/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cq_linux.json
index 6c00b06..8fe2ad2 100644
--- a/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cq_linux.json
+++ b/infra/recipes/gn.expected/cq_linux.json
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "debug.build.generate",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "debug.build.ninja",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "release.build.generate",
     "~followup_annotations": [
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
       "CC": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang",
       "CFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot",
       "CXX": "[START_DIR]/cipd/bin/clang++",
-      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread"
+      "LDFLAGS": "--sysroot=[START_DIR]/cipd/sysroot"
     },
     "name": "release.build.ninja",
     "~followup_annotations": [
diff --git a/infra/recipes/gn.py b/infra/recipes/gn.py
index c19672e..7a079b5 100644
--- a/infra/recipes/gn.py
+++ b/infra/recipes/gn.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
           'CXX': cipd_dir.join('bin', 'clang++'),
           'AR': cipd_dir.join('bin', 'llvm-ar'),
           'CFLAGS': sysroot,
-          'LDFLAGS': '%s -static-libstdc++ -ldl -lpthread' % sysroot,
+          'LDFLAGS': sysroot,
       }
     elif api.platform.is_mac:
       sysroot = '--sysroot=%s' % api.step(