diff --git a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/scripts/Make.defs
index 66402ae646c..03001a31dae 100644
--- a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_NOOPT),y)
 endif
 
 ARCHCFLAGS = -fno-builtin -mabi=aapcs -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
-ARCHCXXFLAGS = -fno-builtin -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -std=c++98
+ARCHCXXFLAGS = -fno-builtin -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -std=c++11
 ARCHWARNINGS = -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wshadow -Wundef
 ARCHWARNINGSXX = -Wall -Wshadow -Wundef
 ARCHPICFLAGS = -fpic -msingle-pic-base -mpic-register=r10