diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index c44cb4f27..8247d5e10 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ elif not GetOption('help'):
 
 if not msvc:
 	if platform == "Windows":
-		env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-std=gnu++98'])
+		env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-std=gnu++98'])
 	else:
 		env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-std=c++98'])
 	env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-Wno-invalid-offsetof'])