diff --git a/www/wsmake/Makefile b/www/wsmake/Makefile
index b5e7cbebbaa6..1e7dc4794deb 100644
--- a/www/wsmake/Makefile
+++ b/www/wsmake/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	wsmake
 PORTVERSION=	0.7.901
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	www
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/OldFiles
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Software for production and maintenance of web sites
 WWW=		https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsmake/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		gmake tar:bzip2
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++14
+
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-gwsmake=no --enable-iswmake=no
 
 INFO=		wsmake iwsmake gwsmake
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>