diff --git a/libclc/CMakeLists.txt b/libclc/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libclc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libclc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 project( libclc VERSION 0.2.0 LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+
 include( GNUInstallDirs )
 set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY CMAKE_CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
   amdgcn-amdhsa/lib/SOURCES;