diff --git a/net-p2p/linuxdcpp/Makefile b/net-p2p/linuxdcpp/Makefile
index 07aa80232b03..88b19cd4057f 100644
--- a/net-p2p/linuxdcpp/Makefile
+++ b/net-p2p/linuxdcpp/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/boost/version.hpp:devel/boost-libs
 
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lang gettext gnome iconv localbase:ldflags \
 		pkgconfig scons ssl tar:bzip2
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++14
 USE_GNOME=	cairo libglade2
+
 PORTDOCS=	*
 DESTDIRNAME=	FAKE_ROOT