diff --git a/deps/cares/cares.gyp b/deps/cares/cares.gyp
index 587cf7f3d626d5..6963a1c9479f29 100644
--- a/deps/cares/cares.gyp
+++ b/deps/cares/cares.gyp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
         }],
         [ 'OS not in "win android"', {
           'cflags': [
-            '--std=gnu89'
+            '--std=gnu11'
           ],
         }],
         [ 'OS=="linux"', {