diff --git a/srcpkgs/efl/template b/srcpkgs/efl/template
index 99502d85d98..50390099d14 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/efl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/efl/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=1.8.3
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-xinput22 --enable-multisense --enable-systemd
- --enable-image-loader-webp --disable-physics"
+ --enable-image-loader-webp --disable-physics CXX="
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="openssl-devel systemd-devel glib-devel libXdamage-devel
  libjpeg-turbo-devel fontconfig-devel fribidi-devel libXrender-devel libXi-devel