diff --git a/package/cloop/cloop.mk b/package/cloop/cloop.mk
index f3c4954ead..6f6d5fe6a8 100644
--- a/package/cloop/cloop.mk
+++ b/package/cloop/cloop.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ HOST_CLOOP_DEPENDENCIES = host-zlib
 
 define HOST_CLOOP_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE1) -C $(@D) APPSONLY=yes \
-		CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+		CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -D_GNU_SOURCE" CPPFLAGS="-std=c++14"
 endef
 
 define HOST_CLOOP_INSTALL_CMDS