diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 0e49df4fc0..ebb59f60ad 100755
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ if main['GCC'] or main['CLANG']:
     # we consistently violate
     main.Append(CCFLAGS=['-Wall', '-Wundef', '-Wextra',
                          '-Wno-sign-compare', '-Wno-unused-parameter'])
-    # We always compile using C++11
-    main.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-std=c++11'])
+    # We always compile using C++14
+    main.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-std=c++14'])
     if sys.platform.startswith('freebsd'):
         main.Append(CCFLAGS=['-I/usr/local/include'])
         main.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-I/usr/local/include'])