diff --git a/cmake/emp-base.cmake b/cmake/emp-base.cmake
index d0a351b..ee47400 100644
--- a/cmake/emp-base.cmake
+++ b/cmake/emp-base.cmake
@@ -49,7 +49,14 @@ set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=armv8-a+simd+crypto+crc")
 ELSE(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "(aarch64)|(arm64)")
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=native -maes -mrdseed")
 ENDIF(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "(aarch64)|(arm64)" )
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
+
+if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+endif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
+message(STATUS "${Blue}CXX_STANDARD: ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD}${ColourReset}")
+
 
 ## Build type
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)