diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index 55a6155..20b2e5b 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ cd build-dir
 	--enable-threads \
 %endif
 %if %{suse_version} <= 1320
+	CXX="g++ -std=gnu++11" \
 	--disable-x86-relax-relocations \
 	--disable-compressed-debug-sections \
 %endif