diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 61d5d524a..63738b5ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 project(citra)
 
 if (NOT MSVC)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -Wno-attributes")
+    # -std=c++14 is only supported on very new compilers, so use the old c++1y alias instead.
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++1y -Wno-attributes")
 else()
     # Silence deprecation warnings
     add_definitions(/D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)