diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f3205877..9c52ce95 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../taglib
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../taglib/toolkit