diff --git a/package/libmediaart/libmediaart.mk b/package/libmediaart/libmediaart.mk
index a81542ac69..4933b74c19 100644
--- a/package/libmediaart/libmediaart.mk
+++ b/package/libmediaart/libmediaart.mk
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ LIBMEDIAART_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--disable-qt
 else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMEDIAART_BACKEND_QT),y)
 # qt5 needs c++11 (since qt-5.7)
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_VERSION_LATEST),y)
 LIBMEDIAART_CONF_ENV += CXXFLAGS="$(TARGET_CXXFLAGS) -std=c++11"
-endif
 LIBMEDIAART_DEPENDENCIES += qt5base
 LIBMEDIAART_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--disable-gdkpixbuf \