diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-beetle-psx/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-beetle-psx/package.mk
index 67467159f0..98522f7e96 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-beetle-psx/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-beetle-psx/package.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ PKG_LIBNAME="mednafen_psx_libretro.so"
 PKG_LIBPATH="${PKG_LIBNAME}"
 PKG_LIBVAR="BEETLE-PSX_LIB"
 
+PKG_MAKE_OPTS_TARGET="GIT_VERSION=${PKG_VERSION:0:7} LINK_STATIC_LIBCPLUSPLUS=0"
+
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p ${SYSROOT_PREFIX}/usr/lib/cmake/${PKG_NAME}
   cp ${PKG_LIBPATH} ${SYSROOT_PREFIX}/usr/lib/${PKG_LIBNAME}