diff --git a/package/snmppp/Config.in b/package/snmppp/Config.in
index 8d284673bc..de1a09ca4b 100644
--- a/package/snmppp/Config.in
+++ b/package/snmppp/Config.in
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SNMPPP_LOGGING
 config BR2_PACKAGE_SNMPPP_SNMPV3
 	bool "enable SNMPv3"
 	default y
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # C++11
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	help
 	  Enable optional support for SNMP++. This selects OpenSSL.
 
+comment "SNMPv3 needs a toolchain w/ gcc >= 4.8"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
+
 endif
 
 comment "snmp++ needs a toolchain w/ threads, C++, dynamic library"
diff --git a/package/snmppp/snmppp.mk b/package/snmppp/snmppp.mk
index 8090a03818..270c41fc4b 100644
--- a/package/snmppp/snmppp.mk
+++ b/package/snmppp/snmppp.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SNMPPP_LICENSE = SNMP++
 SNMPPP_LICENSE_FILES = src/v3.cpp
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SNMPPP_SNMPV3),y)
+SNMPPP_CONF_ENV += CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) -std=c++11"
 SNMPPP_CONF_OPTS += --enable-snmpv3
 SNMPPP_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
 else