diff --git a/kv/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/kv/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a8e38f576f323351448d4eb950953c780f6bab5..7fccdd37204551c3bde577f92b975a1ebd5ab2d2 100644
--- a/kv/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kv/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ endmacro(papyruskv_test)
 macro(papyruskv_test_fortran arg)
     include_directories(${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include)
     add_executable(kv.${arg} ${arg}.f90)
-    target_link_libraries(kv.${arg} papyruskv pthread stdc++)
+    target_link_libraries(kv.${arg} papyruskv pthread)
     add_test(kv.${arg} ${MPIEXEC} ${MPIEXEC_NUMPROC_FLAG} 4 ./kv.${arg})
     set_tests_properties(kv.${arg} PROPERTIES FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "FAILED")
 endmacro(papyruskv_test_fortran)