diff --git a/tools/audiofile/Makefile b/tools/audiofile/Makefile
index f1c36d79..77dff029 100644
--- a/tools/audiofile/Makefile
+++ b/tools/audiofile/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ libaudiofile.a: audiofile.o
 	ar rcs libaudiofile.a audiofile.o
 
 audiofile.o: audiofile.cpp audiofile.h aupvlist.h
-	$(CXX) -std=c++11 -DNDEBUG -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -O2 -I. -c audiofile.cpp
+	$(CXX) -std=gnu++11 -DNDEBUG -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -O2 -I. -c audiofile.cpp
 
 clean:
 	rm -f audiofile.o libaudiofile.a