diff --git a/package/libplatform/libplatform.hash b/package/libplatform/libplatform.hash
index f08435da12..283b435b7c 100644
--- a/package/libplatform/libplatform.hash
+++ b/package/libplatform/libplatform.hash
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Locally computed
-sha256  209daeb87af4ca92199887eb151b2a459bb81566cdaa092644e0889afb64bf6a  libplatform-1c9d14fa996af33760a2c700caebd2bd9ae527c9.tar.gz
+sha256  ebee46c76b86b40b703fa913465f5004fa3166eeb6a4794c58fc8a5c25702931  libplatform-a7cd0d5780ed80a4e70480d1650749f29e8a1fb2.tar.gz
 sha256  80fc66febbb2393c9d518e3eefa4ad9aae15a9b6a84174c0e443ea79eeea5131  src/os.h
diff --git a/package/libplatform/libplatform.mk b/package/libplatform/libplatform.mk
index ca57a07d15..5d909f784c 100644
--- a/package/libplatform/libplatform.mk
+++ b/package/libplatform/libplatform.mk
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBPLATFORM_VERSION = 1c9d14fa996af33760a2c700caebd2bd9ae527c9
+LIBPLATFORM_VERSION = a7cd0d5780ed80a4e70480d1650749f29e8a1fb2
 LIBPLATFORM_SITE = $(call github,Pulse-Eight,platform,$(LIBPLATFORM_VERSION))
 LIBPLATFORM_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 LIBPLATFORM_LICENSE_FILES = src/os.h
 LIBPLATFORM_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_5),)
+LIBPLATFORM_CONF_OPTS += -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) -std=c++11"
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))