diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c b/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
index 0f9665843..437eddab7 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/utils/leak_detective.c
@@ -666,6 +666,8 @@ static char *whitelist[] = {
 	"botan_privkey_load",
 	"botan_privkey_load_rsa_pkcs1",
 	"botan_kdf",
+	/* C++ due to Botan */
+	"__cxa_get_globals",
 };
 
 /**