diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f0a0fc06..8fe54a275 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -220,10 +220,6 @@ if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}")
   # do not apply any global settings if the toolchain
   # is being configured externally
   message(STATUS "Using toolchain file: ${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}.")
-elseif(APPLE)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -pedantic -Werror -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter")
-  set(FLATBUFFERS_PRIVATE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wold-style-cast")
 elseif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
   if(CYGWIN)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
@@ -250,8 +246,13 @@ elseif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
     "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fsigned-char")
 
 elseif(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} MATCHES "Clang")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
-      "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++0x -Wall -pedantic -Werror -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter")
+  if(APPLE)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+  else()
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++0x")
+  endif()
+
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -pedantic -Werror -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter")
   set(FLATBUFFERS_PRIVATE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wold-style-cast")
   if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.8)
     list(APPEND FLATBUFFERS_PRIVATE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wimplicit-fallthrough" "-Wextra-semi" "-Werror=unused-private-field") # enable warning