diff --git a/package/ace/Config.in b/package/ace/Config.in
index 226e34df32..5000f2352f 100644
--- a/package/ace/Config.in
+++ b/package/ace/Config.in
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ACE
 	bool "ace"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # C++11
 	help
 	  The ADAPTIVE Communication Environment (ACE(TM))
 	  An OO Network Programming Toolkit in C++.
 
 	  http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html
 
-comment "ACE needs a glibc toolchain, dynamic library"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || BR2_STATIC_LIBS
+comment "ACE needs a glibc toolchain, dynamic library, C++, gcc >= 4.8"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
+		!BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
diff --git a/package/ace/ace.mk b/package/ace/ace.mk
index b6b4cfbc24..8df89d8c6f 100644
--- a/package/ace/ace.mk
+++ b/package/ace/ace.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ ACE_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = adaptive_communication_environment
 # Only compiling ACE libraries (no TAO)
 ACE_LIBARIES = ace ACEXML Kokyu netsvcs protocols/ace
 
+ACE_MAKE_OPTS = \
+	ACE_ROOT="$(@D)" \
+	DEFFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) -std=c++11"
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
 ACE_LIBARIES += ace/SSL
 ACE_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
@@ -39,14 +43,15 @@ endef
 
 define ACE_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(foreach lib,$(ACE_LIBARIES), \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/$(lib) ACE_ROOT="$(@D)" all
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/$(lib) \
+			$(ACE_MAKE_OPTS) all
 	)
 endef
 
 define  ACE_LIBARIES_INSTALL
 	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/share/ace
 	$(foreach lib,$(ACE_LIBARIES), \
-		$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/$(lib) ACE_ROOT="$(@D)" DESTDIR=$(1) install
+		$(MAKE) -C $(@D)/$(lib) $(ACE_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(1) install
 	)
 endef