diff --git a/Examples/perl5/java/Makefile b/Examples/perl5/java/Makefile
index 929a681ec..a34721c88 100644
--- a/Examples/perl5/java/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/perl5/java/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIBS       = -lm
 all:: Example.class
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
 	TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' CXX="gcj" CFLAGS="-fPIC" \
-	CXXSHARED="gcj -fPIC -shared Example.class -lstdc++ " PERL5_CCFLAGS='' PERL5_EXP='' perl5_cpp
+	CXXSHARED="gcj -fPIC -shared Example.class -lstdc++ " PERL5_CCFLAGS='' PERL5_EXP='' LIBS="-lstdc++" perl5_cpp
 
 
 clean::
diff --git a/Examples/python/java/Makefile b/Examples/python/java/Makefile
index 8c16f1e1a..454674a5d 100644
--- a/Examples/python/java/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/python/java/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIBS       = -lm
 all:: Example.class
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
 	TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' CXX="gcj" CFLAGS="-fPIC" \
-	CXXSHARED="gcj -fPIC -shared Example.class" DEFS='' python_cpp
+	CXXSHARED="gcj -fPIC -shared Example.class -lstdc++" DEFS='' LIBS="-lstdc++" python_cpp
 
 
 clean::
diff --git a/Examples/ruby/java/Makefile b/Examples/ruby/java/Makefile
index dc0c36cad..baa7eaeb4 100644
--- a/Examples/ruby/java/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/ruby/java/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIBS       = -lm
 all:: Example.class
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
 	TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' CXX="gcj" CFLAGS="-fPIC" \
-	CXXSHARED="gcj -fPIC -shared Example.class" DEFS='' ruby_cpp
+	CXXSHARED="gcj -fPIC -shared Example.class" LIBS="-lstdc++" DEFS='' ruby_cpp
 
 
 clean::
diff --git a/Examples/tcl/java/Makefile b/Examples/tcl/java/Makefile
index 3b34f5615..f4d90d37a 100644
--- a/Examples/tcl/java/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/tcl/java/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LIBS       = -lm
 all:: Example.class
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
 	TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' CXX="gcj" CFLAGS="-fPIC" \
-	TCL_CXXSHARED="gcj -fPIC -shared Example.class -lstdc++ " DEFS='' tcl_cpp
+	TCL_CXXSHARED="gcj -fPIC -shared Example.class -lgcj " LIBS="-lstdc++" DEFS='' tcl_cpp
 
 
 clean::