diff --git a/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/gcsections.inc b/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/gcsections.inc
index a1f8651ae9..0e7bd2efff 100644
--- a/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/gcsections.inc
+++ b/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/gcsections.inc
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ LDFLAGS_SECTION_REMOVAL:pn-nativesdk-mingw-w64-winpthreads = ""
 
 # set default for target
 CFLAGS:append:class-target = " ${CFLAGS_SECTION_REMOVAL}"
+CXXFLAGS:append:class-target = " ${CFLAGS_SECTION_REMOVAL}"
 LDFLAGS:append:class-target = " ${LDFLAGS_SECTION_REMOVAL}"
 
 # set default for nativesdk
 CFLAGS:append:class-nativesdk = " ${CFLAGS_SECTION_REMOVAL}"
+CXXFLAGS:append:class-nativesdk = " ${CFLAGS_SECTION_REMOVAL}"
 LDFLAGS:append:class-nativesdk = " ${LDFLAGS_SECTION_REMOVAL}"