diff --git a/test/multiarray/CMakeLists.txt b/test/multiarray/CMakeLists.txt
index acd8d4c7f..868d9cf84 100644
--- a/test/multiarray/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/multiarray/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ FILE(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/impex)
 
 if(NOT MSVC)
     IF (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS "4.7.0")
-        SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-pthread ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+        SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-pthread -std=c++0x ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
     else()
         SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-pthread -std=c++11 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
     endif()