diff --git a/config/lib.json b/config/lib.json
index 5db91146..ac2c5705 100644
--- a/config/lib.json
+++ b/config/lib.json
@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@
     },
     "snappy": {
         "source": "snappy",
+        "cpp-library": true,
         "static-libs-unix": [
             "libsnappy.a"
         ],