diff --git a/sq/CMakeLists.txt b/sq/CMakeLists.txt
index bdea07d0..2b7d5caf 100644
--- a/sq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ if(NOT DISABLE_DYNAMIC)
   add_executable(sq sq.c)
   add_executable(squirrel::interpreter ALIAS sq)
   set_target_properties(sq PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C EXPORT_NAME interpreter)
+  set_target_properties(sq PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX EXPORT_NAME interpreter)
   target_link_libraries(sq squirrel sqstdlib)
   if(NOT SQ_DISABLE_INSTALLER)
     install(TARGETS sq EXPORT squirrel RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} COMPONENT Runtime)
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ if(NOT DISABLE_STATIC)
   add_executable(sq_static sq.c)
   add_executable(squirrel::interpreter_static ALIAS sq)
   set_target_properties(sq_static PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE C EXPORT_NAME interpreter_static)
+  set_target_properties(sq_static PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX EXPORT_NAME interpreter_static)
   target_link_libraries(sq_static squirrel_static sqstdlib_static)
   if(NOT SQ_DISABLE_INSTALLER)
     install(TARGETS sq_static EXPORT squirrel RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} COMPONENT Runtime)