diff --git a/mail/libmapi/Makefile b/mail/libmapi/Makefile
index 335e074996ea..f43c01cfaf1a 100644
--- a/mail/libmapi/Makefile
+++ b/mail/libmapi/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ CODENAME=	QUADRANT
 DOWNLOADCODE=	244
 
 USE_SQLITE=	3
-USES=		gmake pathfix pkgconfig python shebangfix
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lib gmake pathfix pkgconfig python shebangfix
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include