diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index baa32e2..61a0927 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
 LOCAL_MODULE_UNSUPPORTED_TARGET_ARCH_WARN:=
 LOCAL_MODULE_HOST_ARCH:=
 LOCAL_NO_FPIE :=
+LOCAL_CXX_STL := default
 
 # arch specific variables
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$(TARGET_ARCH):=