diff --git a/deps/ref-cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/deps/ref-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 5a2efa0..0517f5e 100644
--- a/deps/ref-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/deps/ref-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ set_target_properties(
   ref
   PROPERTIES
   PREFIX "" 
-  SUFFIX ".node")
+  SUFFIX ".node"
+  LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)