diff --git a/x11-clocks/bbdate/Makefile b/x11-clocks/bbdate/Makefile
index 13275892498d..0e9f51c32637 100644
--- a/x11-clocks/bbdate/Makefile
+++ b/x11-clocks/bbdate/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 PORTNAME=	bbdate
 PORTVERSION=	0.2.4
 PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	x11-clocks
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/bbtools/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Tool made for Blackbox that displays the date in a decorated window
 WWW=		http://bbtools.sourceforge.net/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USES=		xorg
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++14
 USE_XORG=	x11 xau xdmcp xext xfixes xi xrandr ice sm
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/bbdate share/bbtools/README.bbdate \
 		share/bbtools/bbdate.conf share/bbtools/bbdate.nobb \
 		share/bbtools/bbdate.style share/bbtools/bbtoolsrc.in
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>