diff --git a/buildjdk.sh b/buildjdk.sh
index b907bb4..f8e4f11 100755
--- a/buildjdk.sh
+++ b/buildjdk.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ cd openjdk
 rm -rf build
 bash ./configure \
 	--with-extra-cflags="$CPPFLAGS" \
+	--with-extra-cxxflags="$CXXFLAGS --std=c++0x" \
 	--with-extra-ldflags="$LDFLAGS" \
 	--enable-option-checking=fatal \
 	--openjdk-target=$TARGET \