diff --git a/recipes/kealib/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt b/recipes/kealib/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
index 1dfadc520209f..0d6f2bcf3918c 100644
--- a/recipes/kealib/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/recipes/kealib/all/test_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ find_package(kealib REQUIRED CONFIG)
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} test_package.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE kealib::kealib)
+target_compile_features(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE cxx_std_11)