diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 600804d..099f7e6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
 set(COMMON_FLAGS "-mavx -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wdouble-promotion -Wfloat-conversion -Wshadow")
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${COMMON_FLAGS}")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${COMMON_FLAGS}")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 find_package(CUDA) # Still required for various macros, such as cuda_select_nvcc_...
 cuda_select_nvcc_arch_flags(ARCHLIST Common) # Common architectures depend on the available CUDA version. Listed here: https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/blob/master/Modules/FindCUDA/select_compute_arch.cmake