diff --git a/check_binary.sh b/check_binary.sh
index 30b44b535..396753b7e 100755
--- a/check_binary.sh
+++ b/check_binary.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ if [[ "$(uname)" != 'Darwin' ]]; then
   #
   # To check whether it is using cxx11 ABI, check non-existence of symbol:
   PRE_CXX11_SYMBOLS=(
-    "std::basic_string"
+    "std::basic_string<"
     "std::list"
   )
   # To check whether it is using pre-cxx11 ABI, check non-existence of symbol: