diff --git a/textproc/wv2/Makefile b/textproc/wv2/Makefile
index 6ef9c8510530..1a906effc4af 100644
--- a/textproc/wv2/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/wv2/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	wv2
 PORTVERSION=	0.4.2
 PORTREVISION=	10
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/wvware/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Library providing routines to access Microsoft Word files
 WWW=		http://wvware.sourceforge.net/
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING.LIB
 
 USES=		cmake gnome iconv libtool pkgconfig tar:bzip2
+USE_CXXSTD=	c++14
 USE_GNOME=	libgsf
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|glib/giochannel.h|glib.h|g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/olestream.h
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>