diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 61f1f7f..cf06c9a 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ endif()
 
 if("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "GNU" OR
    "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang")
-  set(yaml_test_flags "-Wno-c99-extensions -Wno-variadic-macros -Wno-sign-compare")
+  set(yaml_test_flags "-Wno-c99-extensions -Wno-variadic-macros -Wno-sign-compare -std=c++11")
 endif()
 
 file(GLOB test_headers [a-z_]*.h)