diff --git a/multimedia/smpeg/Makefile b/multimedia/smpeg/Makefile
index c6652510a7cb..5a031bcebe42 100644
--- a/multimedia/smpeg/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/smpeg/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	smpeg
 PORTVERSION=	0.4.4
-PORTREVISION=	16
+PORTREVISION=	17
 CATEGORIES=	multimedia
 MASTER_SITES=	GENTOO
 
 MAINTAINER=	acm@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Free MPEG1 video player library with sound support
 WWW=		https://www.lokigames.com/development/smpeg.php3
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		compiler gmake libtool:build sdl
 USE_SDL=	sdl
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	GLBASE="${LOCALBASE}" \
-		CC="${CXX}" REAL_CC="${CC}" \
+		CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX} -std=gnu++98" \
 		SDL_CONFIG="${SDL_CONFIG}"
 #If you want to try the opengl/gtk player (which doesn't seem to work)
 #comment out the following line.
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-opengl-player \
 		--disable-gtk-player \
 		--enable-mmx
 CFLAGS+=	${CFLAGS_${CHOSEN_COMPILER_TYPE}}
 CFLAGS_clang=	-Wno-c++11-narrowing
 LDFLAGS_i386=	-Wl,-znotext
 MAKE_ARGS=	LIBTOOL=${LOCALBASE}/bin/libtool
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/multimedia/smpeg/files/patch-configure b/multimedia/smpeg/files/patch-configure
index d50e0a35b262..a433c14ea052 100644
--- a/multimedia/smpeg/files/patch-configure
+++ b/multimedia/smpeg/files/patch-configure
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 --- configure.orig	2001-04-24 19:25:46 UTC
 +++ configure
 @@ -1055,7 +1054,7 @@ cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
  #line 1056 "configure"
  #include "confdefs.h"
  
 -main(){return(0);}
 +int main(){return(0);}
  EOF
  if { (eval echo configure:1061: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
    ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
-@@ -2335,6 +2332,7 @@ rm -f conftest*
- 
- CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
- LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
-+CC="$REAL_CC"
- 
- echo $ac_n "checking for sqrt in -lm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
- echo "configure:2341: checking for sqrt in -lm" >&5