diff --git a/ci/build-linux-autotools.sh b/ci/build-linux-autotools.sh
index 385e8c21..8954a4f0 100755
--- a/ci/build-linux-autotools.sh
+++ b/ci/build-linux-autotools.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ autoreconf -i
 # Run in a subdirectory to keep the sources clean
 mkdir build || true
 cd build
-../configure
+../configure CXX="-std=c++11"
 
 make -j {NPROCESSORS:-2}