diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix
index 9a3d24fc0b2..1f360f07588 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/poppler/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ninja pkgconfig ];
 
+  CXXFLAGS = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isClang "-std=c++11";
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     (mkFlag true "XPDF_HEADERS")
     (mkFlag (!minimal) "GLIB")