diff --git a/tools/mklibs/Makefile b/tools/mklibs/Makefile
index 507c2fd3949..8826840524c 100644
--- a/tools/mklibs/Makefile
+++ b/tools/mklibs/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ HOST_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
 HOST_CFLAGS += -I$(CURDIR)/include
+HOST_CPPFLAGS += -std=gnu++98
 
 define Host/Install
        $(INSTALL_BIN) \