diff --git a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
index 3658a344..6de589f8 100644
--- a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 if(NOT ${ABSL_INCLUDED_WITH_PROTOBUF})
   # We want later than C++11.
   set(ABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD OFF)
+  set(ABSL_CXX_STANDARD 17)
   add_subdirectory(abseil-cpp)
 endif()