diff --git a/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk b/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk
index 59b4118d06..95ebbc1dfd 100644
--- a/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="$GCC_COMMON_CONFIGURE_OPTS \
                          $GCC_OPTS"
 
 pre_configure_host() {
-  export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=gnu++98"
   unset CPP
 }