diff --git a/tests/src/runtimeApi/memory/hipMemcpy.cpp b/tests/src/runtimeApi/memory/hipMemcpy.cpp
index ac01fc4362..a320a86022 100644
--- a/tests/src/runtimeApi/memory/hipMemcpy.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/runtimeApi/memory/hipMemcpy.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
 /* HIT_START
- * BUILD: %t %s ../../test_common.cpp
+ * BUILD: %t %s ../../test_common.cpp NVCC_OPTIONS -std=c++11
  * RUN_NAMED: %t hipMemcpy-modes --tests 0x1
  * RUN_NAMED: %t hipMemcpy-size --tests 0x6
  * RUN_NAMED: %t hipMemcpy-multithreaded --tests 0x8
diff --git a/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadDevice.cpp b/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadDevice.cpp
index d5fc4cb20f..35b546e484 100644
--- a/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadDevice.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadDevice.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* HIT_START
- * BUILD: %t %s ../../test_common.cpp
+ * BUILD: %t %s ../../test_common.cpp NVCC_OPTIONS -std=c++11
  * RUN_NAMED: %t hipMultiThreadDevice-serial --tests 0x1
  * RUN_NAMED: %t hipMultiThreadDevice-pyramid --tests 0x4
  * RUN_NAMED: %t hipMultiThreadDevice-nearzero --tests 0x10
diff --git a/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadStreams1.cpp b/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadStreams1.cpp
index 3ea3489e20..229ceea440 100644
--- a/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadStreams1.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadStreams1.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
 /* HIT_START
- * BUILD: %t %s ../../test_common.cpp
+ * BUILD: %t %s ../../test_common.cpp NVCC_OPTIONS -std=c++11
  * RUN: %t
  * HIT_END
  */
diff --git a/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadStreams2.cpp b/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadStreams2.cpp
index 6f431d0bb4..43a3e9bdea 100644
--- a/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadStreams2.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/runtimeApi/multiThread/hipMultiThreadStreams2.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
 /* HIT_START
- * BUILD: %t %s ../../test_common.cpp
+ * BUILD: %t %s ../../test_common.cpp NVCC_OPTIONS -std=c++11
  * RUN: %t
  * HIT_END
  */