diff --git a/src/codegen/sys/tests.rs b/src/codegen/sys/tests.rs
index ee0d373fd..5e284e3ff 100644
--- a/src/codegen/sys/tests.rs
+++ b/src/codegen/sys/tests.rs
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ impl Compiler {
     pub fn new() -> Result<Compiler, Box<dyn Error>> {
         let mut args = get_var("CC", "cc")?;
         args.push("-Wno-deprecated-declarations".to_owned());
+        // For _Generic
+        args.push("-std=c11".to_owned());
         // For %z support in printf when using MinGW.
         args.push("-D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO".to_owned());
         args.extend(get_var("CFLAGS", "")?);