diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c1d84860c..124af8203 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ endif()
 if(APPLE)
 	SET(CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES "x86_64")
 	message("Set Architecture to x64 on OS X")
+    EXEC_PROGRAM(uname ARGS -v  OUTPUT_VARIABLE DARWIN_VERSION)
+    STRING(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+" DARWIN_VERSION ${DARWIN_VERSION})
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "DARWIN_VERSION=${DARWIN_VERSION}")
+    IF (DARWIN_VERSION GREATER 12)
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+    ENDIF (DARWIN_VERSION GREATER 12)
 endif()
 
 #Check Boost