diff --git a/Formula/log4cxx.rb b/Formula/log4cxx.rb
index d05d505e34..e0af16b83c 100644
--- a/Formula/log4cxx.rb
+++ b/Formula/log4cxx.rb
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ class Log4cxx < Formula
   end
 
   option :universal
+  option :cxx11
 
   depends_on "autoconf" => :build
   depends_on "automake" => :build
   depends_on "libtool" => :build
 
-  option :cxx11
-
   fails_with :llvm do
     build 2334
     cause "Fails with 'collect2: ld terminated with signal 11 [Segmentation fault]'"