diff --git a/devel/varconf/Makefile b/devel/varconf/Makefile
index 214b7621bb16..48e068db8eb2 100644
--- a/devel/varconf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/varconf/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	varconf
 PORTVERSION=	1.0.1
 PORTREVISION=	10
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/worldforge/${PORTNAME}%20%28config%20lib%29/${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	oliver@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Configuration System for the STAGE Server
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libsigc-2.0.so:devel/libsigc++20
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
-
-GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USES=		compiler:c++11-lib libtool pathfix pkgconfig tar:bzip2
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++14
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
+
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
+
 post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for file in README COPYING AUTHORS THANKS NEWS
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${file} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>