diff --git a/src/libcamera/meson.build b/src/libcamera/meson.build
index 0c44b5a..4457cde 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/meson.build
+++ b/src/libcamera/meson.build
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ includes = [
 libcamera = shared_library('camera',
                            libcamera_sources,
                            install : true,
-                           include_directories : includes)
+                           include_directories : includes,
+                           cpp_args : '-std=c++11')