diff --git a/.gn b/.gn
index 0079aaa4c4..0a15148cb1 100644
--- a/.gn
+++ b/.gn
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@ default_args = {
   is_component_build = false
 
   mac_sdk_min = "10.11"
+
+  # WebRTC does not want to switch to C++14 yet.
+  use_cxx11 = true
 }