diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/abseil-cpp/abseil-cpp_git.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/abseil-cpp/abseil-cpp_git.bb
index ee62d4b59..1a713e1c5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/abseil-cpp/abseil-cpp_git.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/abseil-cpp/abseil-cpp_git.bb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ASNEEDED:class-nativesdk = ""
 inherit cmake

 EXTRA_OECMAKE = "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+                 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
                  -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF    \
                  -DABSL_ENABLE_INSTALL=ON \
                 "