diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index b665cfc9656..3d030895b08 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
     'defines': [
       'V8_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS',
       'V8_IMMINENT_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS',
+      '_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=1',
     ],
 
     # Forcibly disable -Werror.  We support a wide range of compilers, it's