diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractmsvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractmsvctoolchain.cpp
index 0017243a5a8..0eea022e2a0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractmsvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abstractmsvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,14 @@ QByteArray AbstractMsvcToolChain::predefinedMacros(const QStringList &cxxflags)
 ToolChain::CompilerFlags AbstractMsvcToolChain::compilerFlags(const QStringList &cxxflags) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(cxxflags);
-    return NO_FLAGS;
+
+    switch (m_abi.osFlavor()) {
+    case ProjectExplorer::Abi::WindowsMsvc2010Flavor:
+    case ProjectExplorer::Abi::WindowsMsvc2012Flavor:
+        return STD_CXX11;
+    default:
+        return NO_FLAGS;
+    }
 }
 
 QList<HeaderPath> AbstractMsvcToolChain::systemHeaderPaths() const