diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
index b34d11e22636..320afd3cf8e8 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ GCC_PLUGINS_DIR = $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=plugin)
 plugin_cxxflags	= -Wp,-MMD,$(depfile) $(KBUILD_HOSTCXXFLAGS) -fPIC \
 		  -include $(srctree)/include/linux/compiler-version.h \
 		  -DPLUGIN_VERSION=$(call stringify,$(KERNELVERSION)) \
-		  -I $(GCC_PLUGINS_DIR)/include -I $(obj) -std=gnu++11 \
+		  -I $(GCC_PLUGINS_DIR)/include -I $(obj) \
 		  -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -fasynchronous-unwind-tables \
 		  -ggdb -Wno-narrowing -Wno-unused-variable \
 		  -Wno-format-diag