diff --git a/update_engine.gyp b/update_engine.gyp
index 4b09e8c..44ce67e 100644
--- a/update_engine.gyp
+++ b/update_engine.gyp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     ],
     'cflags_cc': [
       '-fno-strict-aliasing',
-      '-std=gnu++11',
     ],
     'ldflags': [
       '-Wl,--gc-sections',