diff --git a/toolchain-mingw32.cmake b/toolchain-mingw32.cmake
index c50029b25c4..8e7a79d5bd5 100644
--- a/toolchain-mingw32.cmake
+++ b/toolchain-mingw32.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ SET(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER ${MINGW_PREFIX}windres)
 SET(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER ${MINGW_PREFIX}gcc)
 set(CMAKE_ASM_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER> -x assembler-with-cpp -o <OBJECT> <FLAGS> <DEFINES> -D__ASM__ -c <SOURCE>")
 
+set(CMAKE_STANDARD_LIBRARIES "")
+
 # adjust the default behaviour of the FIND_XXX() commands:
 # search headers and libraries in the target environment, search 
 # programs in the host environment