diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 3bf5ecb..34922fa 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Version 0.10.26
 
  * Windows: update libs with arm support
+ * Drop CXX11 in Makevars.win
  
 # Version 0.10.25
 
diff --git a/src/Makevars.win b/src/Makevars.win
index 59b0e6d..ae9354d 100644
--- a/src/Makevars.win
+++ b/src/Makevars.win
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ ifeq ($(R_COMPILED_BY),gcc 8.3.0)
 TLS_LIBS = -lssl -lcrypto 
 endif
 
-CXX_STD=CXX11
 PKG_CPPFLAGS = -I$(RWINLIB)/include/mariadb
 PKG_LIBS = \
 	-L$(RWINLIB)/lib$(R_ARCH) \