diff --git a/lib/libc/tests/stdlib/Makefile b/lib/libc/tests/stdlib/Makefile
index 9f7afa112491..4a08f8557d08 100644
--- a/lib/libc/tests/stdlib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libc/tests/stdlib/Makefile
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ PROGS+=		h_getopt h_getopt_long
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}
 
-CXXFLAGS.cxa_thread_atexit_test+=	-std=c++11
-CXXFLAGS.cxa_thread_atexit_nothr_test+=	-std=c++11
+CXXSTD.cxa_thread_atexit_test=	c++11
+CXXSTD.cxa_thread_atexit_nothr_test=	c++11
 LIBADD.cxa_thread_atexit_test+=		pthread
 
 .for t in h_getopt h_getopt_long
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk b/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
index b4ba16dc5993..36043ef94860 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ PROGS += ${PROGS_CXX}
 
 .if defined(PROG)
 # just one of many
-PROG_OVERRIDE_VARS +=	BINDIR BINGRP BINOWN BINMODE DPSRCS MAN NO_WERROR \
-			PROGNAME SRCS STRIP WARNS
+PROG_OVERRIDE_VARS +=	BINDIR BINGRP BINOWN BINMODE CSTD CXXSTD DPSRCS MAN \
+			NO_WERROR PROGNAME SRCS STRIP WARNS
 PROG_VARS +=	CFLAGS CXXFLAGS DEBUG_FLAGS DPADD INTERNALPROG LDADD LIBADD \
 		LINKS LDFLAGS MLINKS ${PROG_OVERRIDE_VARS}
 .for v in ${PROG_VARS:O:u}