diff --git a/reactos/cmake/gcc.cmake b/reactos/cmake/gcc.cmake
index 12e70e0c858..45156a3e522 100644
--- a/reactos/cmake/gcc.cmake
+++ b/reactos/cmake/gcc.cmake
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if(GCC_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 4.7)
     add_compile_flags("-mstackrealign")
 endif()
 
-add_compile_flags_language("-fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -std=gnu++11" "CXX")
+add_compile_flags_language("-fno-rtti -fno-exceptions" "CXX")
 
 #bug
 #file(TO_NATIVE_PATH ${REACTOS_SOURCE_DIR} REACTOS_SOURCE_DIR_NATIVE)
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/netshell/CMakeLists.txt b/reactos/dll/win32/netshell/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e0dd3f4916..08019a1ec65 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/netshell/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/netshell/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 
 set_cpp(WITH_RUNTIME)
 
+if(NOT MSVC)
+    # HACK: this should be enabled globally!
+    add_compile_flags_language("-std=c++11" "CXX")
+endif()
+
 remove_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x502)
 add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x600)