--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 AM_PATH_SDL($SDL_VERSION,:,
 			AC_MSG_ERROR([*** SDL version $SDL_VERSION not found!]))
 dnl CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
-CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS -DPATH_PREFIX=\\\"\$(datadir)/\$(PACKAGE)/\\\""
+CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS -std=c++98 $SDL_CFLAGS -DPATH_PREFIX=\\\"\$(datadir)/\$(PACKAGE)/\\\""
 LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
 
 dnl Checks for library functions.