diff --git a/samples/minimal/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/minimal/CMakeLists.txt
index ff4cff3cb0..a68272f763 100644
--- a/samples/minimal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/minimal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ endif()
 # Name the project
 project(minimal)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
 # Request the required wxWidgets libs
 find_package(wxWidgets 3.3 COMPONENTS core base REQUIRED CONFIG)