diff --git a/libretro-build-common.sh b/libretro-build-common.sh
index 3abc9f6c..6059ae3b 100755
--- a/libretro-build-common.sh
+++ b/libretro-build-common.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ die() {
 }
 
 if [ "${CC}" ] && [ "${CXX}" ]; then
-   COMPILER="CC=\"${CC}\" CXX=\"${CXX}\" CXX11=\"${CXX11}\""
+   COMPILER="CC=\"${CC}\" CXX=\"${CXX}\""
 else
    COMPILER=""
 fi