diff --git a/x11-wm/hikari/Makefile b/x11-wm/hikari/Makefile
index 7a3bd66cfe42..b453a8bd1a34 100644
--- a/x11-wm/hikari/Makefile
+++ b/x11-wm/hikari/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libxcb-ewmh.so:x11/xcb-util-wm \
 		libxcb-icccm.so:x11/xcb-util-wm \
 		libxcb-keysyms.so:x11/xcb-util-keysyms
 
-USES=		localbase:ldflags
+USES=		compiler:c11 localbase:ldflags
 USE_XORG=	x11 xcb
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS