diff --git a/make-freebsd.mk b/make-freebsd.mk
index 7ac50895e..5b2a77665 100644
--- a/make-freebsd.mk
+++ b/make-freebsd.mk
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ifeq ($(CC_MACH),aarch64)
 endif
 DEFS+=-DZT_BUILD_PLATFORM=7 -DZT_BUILD_ARCHITECTURE=$(ZT_ARCHITECTURE) -DZT_SOFTWARE_UPDATE_DEFAULT="\"disable\""
 
-CXXFLAGS+=$(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti
+CXXFLAGS+=$(CFLAGS) -fno-rtti -std=c++11
 
 all:	one