diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d76d6e83c0f59edf25850e86e0a1110906a7d88..7c6efcf694f0ae13f97fcdca25e3a2545a14486e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ INCLUDE(GNUInstallDirs)
 INCLUDE(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 INCLUDE(GenerateExportHeader)
 
-ADD_DEFINITIONS("-std=c++1y")
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(
    ${QT_DEFINITIONS}
    -fexceptions
@@ -40,6 +39,9 @@ IF (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
    ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+SET(CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED TRUE)
+
 SET(CMAKE_AUTOMOC TRUE)
 
 SET(LOCAL_CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/")