diff --git a/srcpkgs/libofx/template b/srcpkgs/libofx/template
index 7738d3213ac..3b55d6d7cb5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libofx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libofx/template
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ short_desc="Parser and an API designed to allow applications to very easily supp
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname/$version/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=54e26a4944ef2785087cfd8ed8f187ab9d397d9b92b5acc199dd7d5d095cf695
 
+CXXFLAGS="-std=c++11"
+
 libofx-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"