diff --git a/kdump.changes b/kdump.changes
index ca969a0..ee7182e 100644
--- a/kdump.changes
+++ b/kdump.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 11 14:54:58 UTC 2016 - rguenther@suse.com
+
+- explicitely build with -std=gnu++98
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Nov 23 05:31:00 UTC 2014 - Led <ledest@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/kdump.spec b/kdump.spec
index c7c2ded..0238279 100644
--- a/kdump.spec
+++ b/kdump.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package kdump
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Authors:
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%optflags"
-export CXXFLAGS="%optflags"
+export CXXFLAGS="%optflags -std=gnu++98"
 mkdir build
 cd build
 cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%{_prefix} ..