diff --git a/app-crypt/pinentry/pinentry-1.1.1-r1.ebuild b/app-crypt/pinentry/pinentry-1.1.1-r1.ebuild
index 90e78ab842673..7611d6cd51e5a 100644
--- a/app-crypt/pinentry/pinentry-1.1.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/app-crypt/pinentry/pinentry-1.1.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	[[ "$(gcc-major-version)" -ge 5 ]] && append-cxxflags -std=gnu++11
+	append-cxxflags -std=gnu++11
 
 	export QTLIB="$(qt5_get_libdir)"
 
diff --git a/app-crypt/pinentry/pinentry-1.2.0.ebuild b/app-crypt/pinentry/pinentry-1.2.0.ebuild
index 367449ba15b43..f4a45f0f4b646 100644
--- a/app-crypt/pinentry/pinentry-1.2.0.ebuild
+++ b/app-crypt/pinentry/pinentry-1.2.0.ebuild
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	[[ "$(gcc-major-version)" -ge 5 ]] && append-cxxflags -std=gnu++11
+	append-cxxflags -std=gnu++11
 
 	export QTLIB="$(qt5_get_libdir)"