diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index b65d02f1b..a09c3e41d 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ else:
 	env.Append(LIBS=['z', 'bz2', 'fftw3f'])
 
 env.Append(CPPPATH=['src/', 'data/', 'generated/'])
-env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-w', '-std=c99', '-fkeep-inline-functions'])
+env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-w', '-std=c++98', '-fkeep-inline-functions'])
 env.Append(LIBS=['pthread', 'm'])
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["USE_SDL", "LUACONSOLE", "GRAVFFT", "_GNU_SOURCE", "USE_STDINT", "_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L"])
 
@@ -277,4 +277,4 @@ env.Command(['generated/ElementClasses.cpp', 'generated/ElementClasses.h'], Glob
 env.Command(['generated/ToolClasses.cpp', 'generated/ToolClasses.h'], Glob('src/simulation/tools/*.cpp'), "python generator.py tools $TARGETS $SOURCES")
 env.Decider('MD5')
 t=env.Program(target=programName, source=sources)
-Default(t)
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+Default(t)