diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fca5ab..38e5328 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ enable_testing()
 # Sets for output directory for executables and libraries. 
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 
+if(UNIX)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++11")
+endif(UNIX)
 
 #Prep ourselves for compiling boost
 if(MSVC)