diff --git a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
index 6de589f8..390314cc 100644
--- a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 if(NOT ${ABSL_INCLUDED_WITH_PROTOBUF})
-  # We want later than C++11.
-  set(ABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD OFF)
+  set(ABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD ON)
   set(ABSL_CXX_STANDARD 17)
   add_subdirectory(abseil-cpp)
 endif()