diff --git a/devel/googletest/Makefile b/devel/googletest/Makefile
index 976976af712f..6c4f56b03700 100644
--- a/devel/googletest/Makefile
+++ b/devel/googletest/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	googletest
 PORTVERSION=	1.15.0
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/google/googletest/releases/download/v${PORTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Framework for writing C++ tests on a variety of platforms
 WWW=		https://google.github.io/googletest/ \
 		https://github.com/google/googletest
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++14-lang pathfix python:test
+USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++17-lang pathfix python:test
 
 CMAKE_OFF=	GTEST_HAS_ABSL \
 		gmock_build_tests \
 		gtest_build_samples \
 		gtest_build_tests \
 		gtest_disable_pthreads \
 		gtest_hide_internal_symbols
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_GMOCK \
 		BUILD_SHARED_LIBS \
 		INSTALL_GTEST
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	gmock_build_tests gtest_build_tests
 PATHFIX_CMAKELISTSTXT=	internal_utils.cmake
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++17
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>