diff --git a/net-im/pidgin-sipe/Makefile b/net-im/pidgin-sipe/Makefile
index ff283d1255e1..68432ed804d5 100644
--- a/net-im/pidgin-sipe/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/pidgin-sipe/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libnss3.so:security/nss \
 		libfarstream-0.2.so:net-im/farstream
 RUN_DEPENDS=	pidgin:net-im/pidgin
 
-USES=		gmake gnome libtool localbase pkgconfig tar:bzip2 ssl
+USES=		compiler:c11 gmake gnome libtool localbase pkgconfig tar:bzip2 ssl
 USE_GNOME=	gtk20 intltool libxml2
 USE_GSTREAMER1=	yes