diff --git a/sysutils/fusefs-securefs/Makefile b/sysutils/fusefs-securefs/Makefile
index bf41022d0aa5..d08d59ae6988 100644
--- a/sysutils/fusefs-securefs/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/fusefs-securefs/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libutf8proc.so:textproc/utf8proc \
 		libjsoncpp.so:devel/jsoncpp
 
-USES=		cmake fuse
+USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lang fuse
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib -lutf8proc -ljsoncpp
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	netheril96