diff --git a/pipeviz.pri b/pipeviz.pri
index bbf122b..352de7f 100644
--- a/pipeviz.pri
+++ b/pipeviz.pri
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ INCLUDEPATH += . src
 
 CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
 
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
 
 gitinfo.commands = src/verinfo/verinfo.sh src/version src/version_info.h
 gitinfo.target = gitinfo