diff --git a/examples/example_glfw_vulkan/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/example_glfw_vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
index 55a80402..a6e5bf91 100644
--- a/examples/example_glfw_vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/example_glfw_vulkan/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 endif()
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DVK_PROTOTYPES")
 set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DVK_PROTOTYPES")