diff --git a/scripts/testing_scripts/test_all_sandia b/scripts/testing_scripts/test_all_sandia
index 06c202b97a1..81b56db7256 100755
--- a/scripts/testing_scripts/test_all_sandia
+++ b/scripts/testing_scripts/test_all_sandia
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ CXX_FLAGS_EXTRA=""
 LD_FLAGS_EXTRA=""
 KOKKOS_OPTIONS=""
 
+CXX_STANDARD="c++11"
+
 #
 # Handle arguments.
 #
@@ -142,6 +144,9 @@ do
     --cxxflags-extra*)
       CXX_FLAGS_EXTRA="${key#*=}"
       ;;
+    --cxxstandard*)
+      CXX_STANDARD="${key#*=}"
+      ;;
     --ldflags-extra*)
       LD_FLAGS_EXTRA="${key#*=}"
       ;;
@@ -631,6 +636,8 @@ single_build_and_test() {
   local cxxflags="${cxxflags} ${CXX_FLAGS_EXTRA}"
   local ldflags="${ldflags} ${LD_FLAGS_EXTRA}"
 
+  local cxx_standard="${CXX_STANDARD}"
+
   if [[ "$KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTIONS" != "" ]]; then
     local extra_args="$extra_args $KOKKOS_CUDA_OPTIONS"
   fi
@@ -652,7 +659,7 @@ single_build_and_test() {
       run_cmd ls fake_problem >& ${desc}.configure.log || { report_and_log_test_result 1 $desc configure && return 0; }
     fi
   else
-    run_cmd ${KOKKOS_PATH}/generate_makefile.bash --with-devices=$build $ARCH_FLAG --compiler=$(which $compiler_exe) --cxxflags=\"$cxxflags\" --ldflags=\"$ldflags\" $extra_args &>> ${desc}.configure.log || { report_and_log_test_result 1 ${desc} configure && return 0; }
+    run_cmd ${KOKKOS_PATH}/generate_makefile.bash --with-devices=$build $ARCH_FLAG --compiler=$(which $compiler_exe) --cxxflags=\"$cxxflags\" --cxxstandard=\"$cxx_standard\" --ldflags=\"$ldflags\" $extra_args &>> ${desc}.configure.log || { report_and_log_test_result 1 ${desc} configure && return 0; }
     local -i build_start_time=$(date +%s)
     run_cmd make -j 48 build-test >& ${desc}.build.log || { report_and_log_test_result 1 ${desc} build && return 0; }
     local -i build_end_time=$(date +%s)