--- a/hotspot/make/lib/CompileGtest.gmk	Thu Nov 03 10:44:17 2016 -0400
+++ b/hotspot/make/lib/CompileGtest.gmk	Mon Nov 07 10:12:14 2016 +0100
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS_JDKEXE), \
     LDFLAGS_unix := -L$(JVM_OUTPUTDIR)/gtest $(call SET_SHARED_LIBRARY_ORIGIN), \
     LDFLAGS_solaris := -library=stlport4, \
+    LIBS_linux := $(LIBCXX), \
     LIBS_unix := -ljvm, \
     LIBS_windows := $(JVM_OUTPUTDIR)/gtest/objs/jvm.lib, \
     COPY_DEBUG_SYMBOLS := $(GTEST_COPY_DEBUG_SYMBOLS), \