diff --git a/tools/aapt2/Android.bp b/tools/aapt2/Android.bp
index c42a8889e373a..0580df60f32ab 100644
--- a/tools/aapt2/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/aapt2/Android.bp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ cc_defaults {
         "libprotobuf-cpp-lite",
         "libz",
     ],
+    stl: "libc++_static",
     group_static_libs: true,
 }