diff --git a/mkspecs/common/msvc-desktop.conf b/mkspecs/common/msvc-desktop.conf
index d327c0deeb5..3aab11a1308 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/msvc-desktop.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/common/msvc-desktop.conf
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ greaterThan(MSC_VER, 1699) {
     # Visual Studio 2012 (11.0) / Visual C++ 17.0 and up
     QMAKE_LFLAGS_CONSOLE = /SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE@QMAKE_SUBSYSTEM_SUFFIX@
     QMAKE_LFLAGS_WINDOWS = /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS@QMAKE_SUBSYSTEM_SUFFIX@
+    QT_CONFIG          += c++11
+    CONFIG             += c++11
 }
 
 greaterThan(MSC_VER, 1799) {