diff --git a/build/scripts/build_cross_tools_gcc4 b/build/scripts/build_cross_tools_gcc4
index 8f438a620f..38fc304729 100755
--- a/build/scripts/build_cross_tools_gcc4
+++ b/build/scripts/build_cross_tools_gcc4
@@ -299,8 +299,10 @@ esac
 # Only the ones from the source tree should be used.
 rm -rf "$installDir/$haikuMachine/sys-include"
 
-# remove the static libstdc++, only the shared one should be used
-rm -f "$installDir/$haikuMachine/lib/libstdc++.a"
+# rename the static libstdc++ to prevent accidental usage
+# (it should be used by the bootstrap process only)
+mv "$installDir/$haikuMachine/lib/libstdc++.a" \
+	"$installDir/$haikuMachine/lib/libstdc++-static.a"
 
 # remove the sysroot dir
 rm -rf "$sysrootDir"