diff --git a/package/fdk-aac/fdk-aac.mk b/package/fdk-aac/fdk-aac.mk
index a872c54088..45a3cf5e57 100644
--- a/package/fdk-aac/fdk-aac.mk
+++ b/package/fdk-aac/fdk-aac.mk
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ FDK_AAC_LICENSE_FILES = NOTICE
 
 FDK_AAC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+# Not compatible with GCC 6 which defaults to GNU++14
+FDK_AAC_CONF_ENV += CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) -std=gnu++98"
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))