diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 79c48c2..facc7bb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ else(MSVC)
   add_compile_options(-Wall)
 endif(MSVC)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
 if (NOT DEFINED VULKAN_HPP_VULKAN_HEADERS_SRC_DIR)
   set(VULKAN_HPP_VULKAN_HEADERS_SRC_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Vulkan-Headers")
 endif()