diff --git a/games/alephone/Makefile b/games/alephone/Makefile
index dde1b4abff78..ab63fa5e1dd4 100644
--- a/games/alephone/Makefile
+++ b/games/alephone/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ COMMENT=	The open source version of Bungie's Marathon game
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/boost/function.hpp:devel/boost-libs
 
 USES=		gmake localbase pkgconfig tar:bzip2
+USE_CXXSTD=	gnu++98
 USE_SDL=	image net sdl ttf
 USE_GL=		yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes