diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/liblastfm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/liblastfm/default.nix
index d663ca9b71a..68658d20ba6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/liblastfm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/liblastfm/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ fftwSinglePrec libsamplerate qtbase ]
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.SystemConfiguration;
 
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-std=c++11" ];
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE =
+    lib.optionals (stdenv.cc.isGNU && lib.versionAtLeast stdenv.cc.version "11") [
+      "-std=c++11"
+    ];
 
   dontWrapQtApps = true;