diff --git a/science/segyio/Makefile b/science/segyio/Makefile
index 45b7df5805fa..c4aafdbdaf55 100644
--- a/science/segyio/Makefile
+++ b/science/segyio/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	segyio
 DISTVERSION=	1.9.3
 CATEGORIES=	science
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library to interact with SEG-Y & Seismic Unix formatted seismic data
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/License.md
 
-USES=		cmake
+USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lang
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	equinor
 
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 CMAKE_OFF=	BUILD_PYTHON
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>