diff --git a/devel/atlas/Makefile b/devel/atlas/Makefile
index 24ff78c8a5ad..159a428c763d 100644
--- a/devel/atlas/Makefile
+++ b/devel/atlas/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ LICENSE=	LGPL21
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		libtool pathfix tar:bzip2
-GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++14
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+
 MAKE_ARGS=	docdir=${DOCSDIR}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS