diff --git a/libports/lib/mk/qt5_script.mk b/libports/lib/mk/qt5_script.mk
index fcf5b5bad0..42e5a75c70 100644
--- a/libports/lib/mk/qt5_script.mk
+++ b/libports/lib/mk/qt5_script.mk
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ INC_DIR += $(REP_DIR)/contrib/$(QT5)/qtscript/include/QtScript/$(QT_VERSION)/QtS
            $(REP_DIR)/contrib/$(QT5)/qtbase/include/QtCore/$(QT_VERSION)/QtCore \
 
 LIBS += qt5_core pthread
+
+# see https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/890
+REQUIRES += cxx11_fix