diff --git a/src/mlpack/bindings/python/setup.py.in b/src/mlpack/bindings/python/setup.py.in
index 18a282a4dc..b2b613aef7 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/bindings/python/setup.py.in
+++ b/src/mlpack/bindings/python/setup.py.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ else:
                   library_dirs=['${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/'],
                   # CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS seems to have an extra space.
                   extra_compile_args=('-DBINDING_TYPE=BINDING_TYPE_PYX ' + \
-                      '-std=c++11${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}').split(' '),
+                      '-std=c++11 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}').split(' '),
                   extra_link_args=['${OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS}'],
                   undef_macros=[] if len("${DISABLE_CFLAGS}") == 0 \
                       else '${DISABLE_CFLAGS}'.split(';')) \
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ else:
                   library_dirs=['${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib/'],
                   # CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS seems to have an extra space.
                   extra_compile_args=('-DBINDING_TYPE=BINDING_TYPE_PYX ' + \
-                      '-std=c++11${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}').split(' '),
+                      '-std=c++11 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}').split(' '),
                   extra_link_args=['${OpenMP_CXX_FLAGS}'],
                   undef_macros=[] if len("${DISABLE_CFLAGS}") == 0 \
                       else '${DISABLE_CFLAGS}'.split(';')) \