diff --git a/net/nut/Makefile b/net/nut/Makefile
index c26c5832c2..0cc4afc320 100644
--- a/net/nut/Makefile
+++ b/net/nut/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nut
 PKG_VERSION:=2.7.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=22
+PKG_RELEASE:=23
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.networkupstools.org/source/2.7/
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_nut-web-cgi),--with-gd-includes="`pkg-config --cflags gdlib`") \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_PACKAGE_nut-web-cgi),--with-gd-libs="`pkg-config --libs gdlib`")
 
+TARGET_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++98
+
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib*.so* $(1)/usr/lib/