diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a307e968a..620fd032af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ if (MINGW)
     set(CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX)
 
     add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -msse4 -std=c++11")
 endif()
 
 if (UNIX)