diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/9 wxwidgets/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/9 wxwidgets/meson.build
index da3aa26c5..5f9419cf3 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/9 wxwidgets/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/9 wxwidgets/meson.build	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('wxwidgets test', 'cpp')
+project('wxwidgets test', 'cpp', default_options : ['cpp_std=c++11'])
 
 wxd = dependency('wxwidgets', version : '>=5', required : false)
 wxd = dependency('wxwidgets', version : '>=3.0.0', required : false)