diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0272ccd8c..575ca31e4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ endif()
 if (WITH_CXX11)
   add_gcc_compiler_cxxflags("-std=c++0x")
   add_gcc_compiler_cflags("-ansi")
+  if(APPLE)
+    add_gcc_compiler_cxxflags("-stdlib=libc++")
+  endif()
 else()
   add_gcc_compiler_flags("-ansi")
 endif()