diff --git a/pkgs/tools/audio/audiowaveform/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/audio/audiowaveform/default.nix
index 8f194df4d936..a435ede2e5cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/audio/audiowaveform/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/audio/audiowaveform/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-FcQq0xWs3jH2MfhFQ5r5Vaz8B3akBHBSg8Z/k9An/Wg=";
   };
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    # gtest no longer supports C++11.
+    "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14"
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake gtest ];
 
   buildInputs = [ boost gd libsndfile libmad libid3tag ];