diff --git a/src/benchmarks/Makefile b/src/benchmarks/Makefile
index c245e0e7885..3db86707a18 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/Makefile
+++ b/src/benchmarks/Makefile
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ endif
 
 CXXFLAGS = -Wall
 CXXFLAGS += -Werror
-CXXFLAGS += -std=c++0x
+CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
 CXXFLAGS += -Wno-invalid-offsetof
 CXXFLAGS += -Wpointer-arith
 CXXFLAGS += -Wunused-macros