diff --git a/srcpkgs/ganv/template b/srcpkgs/ganv/template
index 461220cd654..733fe6fd355 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ganv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ganv/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=ganv
 version=1.4.2
 revision=2
 build_style=waf
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python"
+hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config python"
 makedepends="gtkmm2-devel"
 short_desc="Gtk widget for interactive 'boxes and lines'"
 maintainer="Christian Neukirchen <chneukirchen@gmail.com>"
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ distfiles="http://download.drobilla.net/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=145028ade1567f258de6ad58ad0f7941646208d261028a9b74eb61126e2dfa3c
 nocross=yes
 
+CXXFLAGS="-std=c++11"
+
 ganv-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" -- development files"