diff --git a/configure.in.min b/configure.in.min
index f14af0b..33e23dc 100644
--- a/configure.in.min
+++ b/configure.in.min
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h) dnl at the distribution this done
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
+TDE_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX(11)
 AC_CHECK_COMPILERS
 AC_ENABLE_SHARED(yes)
 AC_ENABLE_STATIC(no)