diff --git a/starboard/linux/shared/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn b/starboard/linux/shared/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn
index 4e7334a96f13..0aad5b92793b 100644
--- a/starboard/linux/shared/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn
+++ b/starboard/linux/shared/platform_configuration/BUILD.gn
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ config("compiler_flags") {
     # C11 features that are not supported on some platforms' compilers.
     "-std=c99",
   ]
-  cflags_cc = [ "-std=gnu++14" ]
+  cflags_cc = [ "-std=gnu++17" ]
 
   if (use_asan) {
     cflags += [