diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
index d9672348e733..69f50c5e7d0f 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/vcpkg.sh
@@ -6,22 +6,30 @@
 
 # Source the helpers for use with the script
 source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/os.sh
 
 # Set env variable for vcpkg
 VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT=/usr/local/share/vcpkg
 echo "VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT=${VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}" | tee -a /etc/environment
 
 # Install vcpkg
-git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
-# Workaround to avoid issues caused by this PR https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/pull/10834
-cd $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
-git checkout 1e19af09e53e5f306ed89c2033817a21e5ee0bcf
+git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
+
+# vcpkg requires g++ version 7+, yet Ubuntu 16 default is 5.4. Set version 7 as default temporarily
+if isUbuntu16; then
+    ln -sf g++-7 /usr/bin/g++
+fi
 
 $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
 $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/vcpkg integrate install
 chmod 0777 -R $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT
 ln -sf $VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/vcpkg /usr/local/bin
 
+# Set back g++ 5.4 as default
+if isUbuntu16; then
+    ln -sf g++-5 /usr/bin/g++
+fi
+
 # Run tests to determine that the software installed as expected
 echo "Testing to make sure that script performed as expected, and basic scenarios work"
 if ! command -v vcpkg; then