diff --git a/examples/cxx/Makefile.in b/examples/cxx/Makefile.in
index 2ee94b3dd..da4693b49 100755
--- a/examples/cxx/Makefile.in
+++ b/examples/cxx/Makefile.in
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ DEPENDS=$(OBJS:.o=.d)
 
 $(PROGRAM): $(OBJS) $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libcantera.a $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libzeroD.a
 	$(CXX) -o $(PROGRAM) $(OBJS) $(LCXX_FLAGS) $(CANTERA_LIBS) \
-                   $(LINK_OPTIONS) $(EXT_LIBS) @LIBS@ $(FORT_LIBS) \
+                   $(LINK_OPTIONS) $(EXT_LIBS) @LIBS@ \
                   $(LCXX_END_LIBS)
+# $(FORT_LIBS) \
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) $(OBJS) $(PROGRAM)
diff --git a/ext/f2c_libs/arith.h b/ext/f2c_libs/arith.h
index 508eb414f..9841db38a 100644
--- a/ext/f2c_libs/arith.h
+++ b/ext/f2c_libs/arith.h
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define IEEE_MC68k
-#define Arith_Kind_ASL 2
-#define Double_Align
+#define IEEE_8087
+#define Arith_Kind_ASL 1
 #define NANCHECK