diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c924b45..72ffd64 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.12 FATAL_ERROR)
 # ---[ Project and semantic versioning.
 PROJECT(XNNPACK C CXX ASM)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
+
 # ---[ Options.
 SET(XNNPACK_LIBRARY_TYPE "default" CACHE STRING "Type of library (shared, static, or default) to build")
 SET_PROPERTY(CACHE XNNPACK_LIBRARY_TYPE PROPERTY STRINGS default static shared)