diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ac95642..7f7b493 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@ IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
     ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
 ENDIF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=gnu++11 -Wall -pedantic")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}   -std=gnu99   -Wall -pedantic")
+
 CHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS(strcasecmp HAVE_STRCASECMP)
 IF(HAVE_STRCASECMP)
     ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_STRCASECMP)
@@ -661,7 +664,7 @@ ELSE(MSVC)
     ENDIF(COMPILER_HAS_NOSTRICTALIAS)
     SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(
         ${FREETYPE2_SRCS}
-        PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-DFT_CONFIG_OPTION_SYSTEM_ZLIB -DFT_CONFIG_CONFIG_H='\"${FREETYPE2DIR}/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h\"' -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY -DFT_CONFIG_MODULES_H='\"${FREETYPE2DIR}/include/freetype/config/ftmodule.h\"' -I${FREETYPE2SRCDIR} -I${FREETYPE2DIR}/include/freetype/config -DHAVE_FCNTL_H ${NOSTRICTALIAS}"
+        PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Wno-extended-offsetof -DFT_CONFIG_OPTION_SYSTEM_ZLIB -DFT_CONFIG_CONFIG_H='\"${FREETYPE2DIR}/include/freetype/config/ftconfig.h\"' -DFT2_BUILD_LIBRARY -DFT_CONFIG_MODULES_H='\"${FREETYPE2DIR}/include/freetype/config/ftmodule.h\"' -I${FREETYPE2SRCDIR} -I${FREETYPE2DIR}/include/freetype/config -DHAVE_FCNTL_H ${NOSTRICTALIAS}"
     )
 ENDIF(MSVC)