diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 54b965266..f3b2719a0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ if(NOT(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE))
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
 endif()
 
-# Use C++14
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
diff --git a/bam.lua b/bam.lua
index 64c0bdcb1..8eabe65be 100644
--- a/bam.lua
+++ b/bam.lua
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ function build(settings)
 		settings.cc.flags:Add("/EHsc")
 	else
 		settings.cc.flags:Add("-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-missing-field-initializers")
+		if config.compiler.driver == "gcc" then
+			settings.cc.flags_cxx:Add("-std=c++11")
+		end
 		if family == "windows" then
 			if config.compiler.driver == "gcc" then
 				settings.link.flags:Add("-static-libgcc")