diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index af6dfa2..8a45aff 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 GLOBAL_INCLUDES += $(LOCAL_DIR)/include/
 
+MODULE_CPPFLAGS := -std=c++11
+
 MODULE_DEPS := \
 	lib/libc \
 	lib/libc-trusty \