diff --git a/archivers/snappy/Makefile b/archivers/snappy/Makefile
index 029042677b6c..7f07cee7b0ea 100644
--- a/archivers/snappy/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/snappy/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ COMMENT=	Fast compressor/decompressor library
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
-USES=		autoreconf libtool pathfix pkgconfig
+USES=		autoreconf compiler:c++11-lang libtool pathfix pkgconfig
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-gtest
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes