diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/itpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/itpp/default.nix
index d7a0dcfe06a..b2acbe761b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/itpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/itpp/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-std=c++11"
     "-DBLAS_FOUND:BOOL=TRUE"
     "-DBLAS_LIBRARIES:STRING=${blas}/lib/libblas.so"
     "-DLAPACK_FOUND:BOOL=TRUE"