diff --git a/src/system/helpers.cpp b/src/system/helpers.cpp
index 6a21421ff..a2f9d3414 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/system/helpers.cpp
@@ -1086,6 +1086,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &s, char delim)
 	return vec;
 }
 
+#if __cplusplus <= 201103L
 std::string to_string(int i)
 {
 	std::stringstream s;
@@ -1127,6 +1128,7 @@ std::string to_string(unsigned long long i)
 	s << i;
 	return s.str();
 }
+#endif
 
 /**
  * C++ version 0.4 std::string style "itoa":
diff --git a/src/system/helpers.h b/src/system/helpers.h
index 8c1961ffb..1e2c9e372 100644
--- a/src/system/helpers.h
+++ b/src/system/helpers.h
@@ -116,12 +116,17 @@ class CFileHelpers
 
 uint32_t GetWidth4FB_HW_ACC(const uint32_t _x, const uint32_t _w, const bool max=true);
 
+#if __cplusplus <= 201103L
 std::string to_string(int);
 std::string to_string(unsigned int);
 std::string to_string(long);
 std::string to_string(unsigned long);
 std::string to_string(long long);
 std::string to_string(unsigned long long);
+#else
+/* hack... */
+#define to_string(x) std::to_string(x)
+#endif
 
 std::string itoa(int value, int base);