diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d8834096..f59a78fe 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ set(GOOGLETEST_VERSION 1.10.0)
 if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.1")
   if(NOT CYGWIN AND NOT MSYS)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+    if(APPLE)
+      set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+      set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED OFF)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()