diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 08eaf97f..4be90759 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project('sysprof', ['c', 'cpp'],
         version: '3.33.1',
   meson_version: '>=0.49.0',
   default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu11',
-                     'cpp_std=c++03',
+                     'cpp_std=c++11',
                      'warning_level=2',
   ]
 )