diff --git a/CMake/lrs_macros.cmake b/CMake/lrs_macros.cmake
index b19a729049..cabb376c97 100644
--- a/CMake/lrs_macros.cmake
+++ b/CMake/lrs_macros.cmake
@@ -7,21 +7,10 @@ macro(infoValue variableName)
 endmacro()
 
 macro(config_cxx_flags)
-    include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
-    if(MSVC OR MSVC_IDE)
-        check_cxx_compiler_flag(/std:c++14 SUPPORTS_CXX14)
-    else()
-        check_cxx_compiler_flag(-std=c++14 SUPPORTS_CXX14)
-    endif()
-    if( NOT SUPPORTS_CXX14 )
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Project '${PROJECT_NAME}' requires C++14 or higher")
-    endif()
-    if( NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD )
-        set( CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14 )
-    endif()
     # We require that the current project (e.g., librealsense) use C++14. However, projects using
     # the library don't need to be C++14 -- they can use C++11. Hence this is PRIVATE and not PUBLIC:
-    target_compile_features( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE cxx_std_${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD} )
+    target_compile_features( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE cxx_std_14 )
+    target_compile_features( ${PROJECT_NAME} INTERFACE cxx_std_11 )
     #set( CMAKE_CUDA_STANDARD ${LRS_CXX_STANDARD} )
 endmacro()
 

From b049865e918c44833c5f6ea293b5ae1ccdea99e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leander Schulten <Leander.Schulten@rwth-aachen.de>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:48:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] rsutils: specify required c++ version

---
 third-party/rsutils/CMakeLists.txt | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/third-party/rsutils/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/rsutils/CMakeLists.txt
index f6a0e41141..b31e684c43 100644
--- a/third-party/rsutils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/rsutils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8.0)  # source_group(TREE)
 project( rsutils )
 
 add_library( ${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC "" )
+target_compile_features( ${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC cxx_std_11 )
 set_target_properties( ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES FOLDER Library )
 
 target_include_directories( ${PROJECT_NAME}

From eaa61985dd54e88e943fc433264b1161c4482593 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leander Schulten <Leander.Schulten@rwth-aachen.de>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:57:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] realsense-file: specify required c++ version

---
 third-party/realsense-file/CMakeLists.txt | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/third-party/realsense-file/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/realsense-file/CMakeLists.txt
index a805cddf8c..63c3526b1d 100644
--- a/third-party/realsense-file/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/realsense-file/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC
     ${SOURCE_FILES_COMPRESSION}
 )
 
+target_compile_features(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC cxx_std_11)
+
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
         ${ROSBAG_HEADER_DIRS}
         ${LZ4_INCLUDE_PATH}