diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c6b8a764..c4f1fa78 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ MESSAGE(STATUS "BUILD TYPE: " ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
 
 # setup compiler options
 IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
-    SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter -std=c++0x")
+    SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter -std=gnu++0x")
     SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "-O1 -g -ggdb -fno-inline")
     SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O2 -Wl,-s")
     SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO "-O2 -g")
diff --git a/src/framework/prerequisites.h b/src/framework/prerequisites.h
index 56599edd..f69fff0f 100644
--- a/src/framework/prerequisites.h
+++ b/src/framework/prerequisites.h
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ typedef int32_t int32;
 typedef int16_t int16;
 typedef int8_t int8;
 
-#undef __STRICT_ANSI__
-
 // C headers
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
diff --git a/src/framework/util/logger.cpp b/src/framework/util/logger.cpp
index fa49b856..57b07953 100644
--- a/src/framework/util/logger.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/util/logger.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#undef __STRICT_ANSI__
-
 #include "logger.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
diff --git a/src/framework/util/util.cpp b/src/framework/util/util.cpp
index 4ffdd038..e1ffd224 100644
--- a/src/framework/util/util.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/util/util.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#undef __STRICT_ANSI__
-
 #include "util.h"
 #include <cstdio>