diff --git a/hdf5.be0 b/hdf5.be0
index bc8a24d2c..f34583fcb 100755
--- a/hdf5.be0
+++ b/hdf5.be0
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ mee_patch() {
 }
 
 mee_configure() {
-    bee_configure --enable-shared=no --disable-silent-rules
+    bee_configure --enable-shared=no --disable-silent-rules \
+        --enable-cxx
 }
 
 mee_build() {