diff --git a/package/re2/re2.mk b/package/re2/re2.mk
index 41392cb179..30791a68e5 100644
--- a/package/re2/re2.mk
+++ b/package/re2/re2.mk
@@ -10,19 +10,23 @@ RE2_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 RE2_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 RE2_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+RE2_MAKE_OPTS = \
+	$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) -std=c++11"
+
 define RE2_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(RE2_MAKE_OPTS) \
 		-C $(@D) $(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static)
 endef
 
 define RE2_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(RE2_MAKE_OPTS) \
 		DESTDIR="$(STAGING_DIR)" prefix=/usr -C $(@D) \
 		$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static-install,install)
 endef
 
 define RE2_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(RE2_MAKE_OPTS) \
 		DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" prefix=/usr -C $(@D) \
 		$(if $(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),static-install,install)
 endef