diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1e77842443bcaac1eb438fb39e991536c183a759..39e9a383f15039cf85e75ff6923a02f559638bff 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ makegmsh:
   script:
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
-    - cmake .. -DENABLE_CXX11=1
+    - cmake ..
     - make -j4
     - ctest --output-on-failure