diff --git a/security/libecc/Makefile b/security/libecc/Makefile
index 7133c670b690..ba7f3a65796c 100644
--- a/security/libecc/Makefile
+++ b/security/libecc/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	libecc
 PORTVERSION=	0.14.0
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	security
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 
 MAINTAINER=	hrs@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	C++ Elliptic Curve Library
 WWW=		http://libecc.sourceforge.net/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libgmp.so:math/gmp
 
 USES=		libtool localbase
-GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++14
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} 's@endian\.h@sys/&@' \
 	    ${WRKSRC}/include/libecc/bitset.h
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>