diff --git a/utils/uhd-pinger/Makefile b/utils/uhd-pinger/Makefile
index 3e7eaa0..9d1eb82 100644
--- a/utils/uhd-pinger/Makefile
+++ b/utils/uhd-pinger/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CXX=gcc
 LD=gcc
-CXXFLAGS=`pkg-config uhd libosmodsp --cflags` -Wall -O3 -ffast-math -march=native -pipe -ggdb -pthread
+CXXFLAGS=`pkg-config uhd libosmodsp --cflags` -Wall -O3 -ffast-math -march=native -pipe -ggdb -pthread -std=gnu++11
 LDLIBS=`pkg-config uhd libosmodsp --libs` -ggdb -lstdc++ -pthread
 
 pinger: pinger.o