diff --git a/lib/buildit b/lib/buildit
index 4b07113..0b51b2d 100755
--- a/lib/buildit
+++ b/lib/buildit
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 if [ -z "$CXX" ]
 then
-	CXX=g++
+	CXX=clang++
 fi
 
 if [ -z $MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET ]