diff --git a/devel/libassa/Makefile b/devel/libassa/Makefile
index 5ca56034af5d..36757f396e35 100644
--- a/devel/libassa/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libassa/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	libassa
 DISTVERSION=	3.5.1
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/${DISTVERSION:C/\.[0-9]*$//}
 
 MAINTAINER=	rodrigo@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	C++ networking library and application framework
 WWW=		http://libassa.sourceforge.net/
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL20+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-CONFIGURE_ARGS=	TIRPC_CFLAGS=" " TIRPC_LIBS=" "
 USES=		libtool pathfix pkgconfig
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++14
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	TIRPC_CFLAGS=" " TIRPC_LIBS=" "
+
 PLIST_SUB=	ASSA_VERSION=${PORTVERSION:R:R}
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION:C/-.*$//}
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/^SUBDIRS/s: doc : :g' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.in
 
 post-install:
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/debian/assa-genesis.1 ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/man/man1
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>