diff --git a/macxconf.pri b/macxconf.pri
index 3f7bc6cae..653a9ec43 100644
--- a/macxconf.pri
+++ b/macxconf.pri
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ exists($$OUT_PWD/../conf.pri) {
 }
 
 LIBS += -framework Carbon -framework IOKit
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
-QMAKE_LFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
+CONFIG += c++11
 
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 document_icon.files = mac/qBitTorrentDocument.icns