diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f18fe15..0d8fc8e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 project(ThreadPool)
 add_library(threadpool_lib "include/ThreadPool.cpp")