diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
index 22ddfb538435..2c196d612c1e 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ _EXTRADEPEND:
 .endif
 .else
 	echo ${PROG}: ${LIBC} ${DPADD} >> ${DEPENDFILE}
-.if defined(PROG_CXX)
+.if defined(PROG_CXX) && !defined(EARLY_BUILD)
 .if ${MK_CLANG_IS_CC} != "no" && empty(CXXFLAGS:M-stdlib=libstdc++)
 	echo ${PROG}: ${LIBCPLUSPLUS} >> ${DEPENDFILE}
 .else