diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cfeee5b74..30ed16d90 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
 #
 if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=gnu99 ")
-	if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin" AND ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION} MATCHES "11.4.")
+	if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin" AND
+	   (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION} MATCHES "11.4." OR ${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} MATCHES "10.7" OR ${CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET} MATCHES "10.8"))
 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++")
 	else()
 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")