diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f2e0e5c..5331ca2d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ project (synergy C CXX)
 option (SYNERGY_BUILD_LEGACY_SERVICE "Build the legacy service (synergyd)" ON)
 option (SYNERGY_BUILD_LEGACY_INSTALLER "Build the installer" ON)
 
+set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+set (CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
 set (CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 set (CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lib")