diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 874289db0..9bc8c1bdf 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -695,7 +695,12 @@ if(MSVC)
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "/O2 /Ob2 /MD")
 else()
 	# GCC or compatible compilers such as Clang
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+	if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 4.7)
+		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++0x")
+	else()
+		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+	endif()
+
 	if(WARN_ALL)
 		set(RELEASE_WARNING_FLAGS "-Wall")
 	else()