diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 93868fc62..0b7e23376 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ if (SLS_USE_INTEGRATION_TESTS)
 endif (SLS_USE_INTEGRATION_TESTS)
 
 if (SLS_USE_PYTHON)
+    set(PYBIND11_CPP_STANDARD -std=c++11)
     add_subdirectory(libs/pybind11)
     add_subdirectory(python)
 endif(SLS_USE_PYTHON)
diff --git a/conda-recepie/build.sh b/conda-recepie/build.sh
index 6cf886c0a..942597e80 100755
--- a/conda-recepie/build.sh
+++ b/conda-recepie/build.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ cmake .. \
       -DSLS_USE_RECEIVER=ON \
       -DSLS_USE_GUI=ON \
       -DSLS_USE_TESTS=ON \
+      -DPYBIND11_PYTHON_VERSION=$CONDA_PY \
       -DSLS_USE_PYTHON=ON \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
       -DSLS_USE_HDF5=OFF\