diff --git a/Makefile.linux b/Makefile.linux
index 0fd8873d..eec1e2cc 100644
--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ else ifeq ($(shell expr match ${CXXVER} "4\.6"),3) # = 4.6
 	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++0x
 else ifeq ($(shell expr match ${CXXVER} "[5-7]\.[0-9]"),3) # gcc >= 5.0
 	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
+else ifeq ($(shell expr match ${CXXVER} "7"),1) # gcc 7 ubuntu
+	NEEDED_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
 else # not supported
 	$(error Compiler too old)
 endif