diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 4ec2e50bb4..12c86dac4b 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ def search_system_path(file_name: str) -> Optional[str]:  # type: ignore # Missi
               '-Wno-unused-parameter',
               '-fno-rtti',
               '-fno-exceptions',
-              '-std=c++11',
+              '-std=c++14',
               '-fvisibility=hidden', '-pipe',
               '-DNINJA_PYTHON="%s"' % options.with_python]
     if options.debug: