diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 777b82b..cd03002 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ MAKEFLAGS+=-r
 
 config=debug
 defines=standard
+cxxstd=c++11
+# set cxxstd=any to disable use of -std=...
 
-BUILD=build/make-$(CXX)-$(config)-$(defines)
+BUILD=build/make-$(CXX)-$(config)-$(defines)-$(cxxstd)
 
 SOURCES=src/pugixml.cpp $(filter-out tests/fuzz_%,$(wildcard tests/*.cpp))
 EXECUTABLE=$(BUILD)/test
@@ -47,9 +49,8 @@ ifneq ($(findstring PUGIXML_NO_EXCEPTIONS,$(defines)),)
 	CXXFLAGS+=-fno-exceptions
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(findstring PUGIXML_NO_CXX11,$(defines)),)
-	# Can't use std=c++11 since Travis-CI has gcc 4.6.3
-	CXXFLAGS+=-std=c++0x
+ifneq ($(cxxstd),any)
+	CXXFLAGS+=-std=$(cxxstd)
 endif
 
 OBJECTS=$(SOURCES:%=$(BUILD)/%.o)