diff --git a/SCons/Config/default b/SCons/Config/default
index 34694eef..fa40ec77 100644
--- a/SCons/Config/default
+++ b/SCons/Config/default
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ defenv['EXCEPTION_FLAG'] = ''
 defenv['NODEFLIBS_FLAG'] = ''
 defenv['C_FLAG'] = ''
 defenv['CPP_FLAG'] = ''
+defenv['CPP_REQUIRES_STDLIB'] = 0
 
 ### stub environment
 
diff --git a/SCons/Config/gnu b/SCons/Config/gnu
index 8831fd0d..0861e7cb 100644
--- a/SCons/Config/gnu
+++ b/SCons/Config/gnu
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ defenv['NODEFLIBS_FLAG'] = '-nostdlib -Wl,--exclude-libs,msvcrt.a'
 defenv['C_FLAG'] = '-x c'
 defenv['CPP_FLAG'] = '-x c++'
 defenv['ALIGN_FLAG'] = '-Wl,--file-alignment,512'
+defenv['CPP_REQUIRES_STDLIB'] = 1
 
 ### debug
 
diff --git a/SCons/Config/ms b/SCons/Config/ms
index 6981f6cc..1bcee791 100644
--- a/SCons/Config/ms
+++ b/SCons/Config/ms
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ defenv['EXCEPTION_FLAG'] = '/GX'
 defenv['NODEFLIBS_FLAG'] = '/NODEFAULTLIB'
 defenv['C_FLAG'] = '/TC'
 defenv['CPP_FLAG'] = '/TP'
+defenv['CPP_REQUIRES_STDLIB'] = 0
 
 ### debug