diff --git a/lib/libc++/Makefile b/lib/libc++/Makefile
index 1e7dfafe4fbb..5f2c8e9f7831 100644
--- a/lib/libc++/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libc++/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ cxxrt_${_S}:
 WARNS=		0
 CFLAGS+=	-I${HDRDIR} -I${LIBCXXRTDIR} -nostdlib -DLIBCXXRT
 .if empty(CXXFLAGS:M-std=*)
-CXXFLAGS+=	-std=c++0x
+CXXFLAGS+=	-std=c++11
 .endif
 
 DPADD=		${LIBCXXRT}