diff --git a/mlir/examples/standalone/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/examples/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/mlir/examples/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/examples/standalone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 project(standalone-dialect LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14 CACHE STRING "C++ standard to conform to")
+
 find_package(MLIR REQUIRED CONFIG)
 
 message(STATUS "Using MLIRConfig.cmake in: ${MLIR_DIR}")