diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix
index 9f7e08a9ddf..48f1b98f6e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/ogmtools/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ libogg libvorbis libdvdread ];
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-std=c++14" ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Tools for modifying and inspecting OGG media streams";
     longDescription = ''