diff --git a/mkspecs/common/qcc-base-qnx.conf b/mkspecs/common/qcc-base-qnx.conf
index 175ef0d52b..598f3b09cd 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/qcc-base-qnx.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/common/qcc-base-qnx.conf
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ QMAKE_LIBDIR            = $${QNX_DIR}/$${QNX_CPUDIR}/lib $${QNX_DIR}/$${QNX_CPUD
 QMAKE_LFLAGS            = -Wl,-rpath-link,$${QNX_DIR}/$${QNX_CPUDIR}/lib -Wl,-rpath-link,$${QNX_DIR}/$${QNX_CPUDIR}/usr/lib
 
 QMAKE_CXX               = $$QMAKE_CC -lang-c++
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_CXX11    = -Wc,-std=gnu++0x
 
 QMAKE_LINK_C            = $$QMAKE_CC
 QMAKE_LINK_C_SHLIB      = $$QMAKE_CC