diff --git a/network/p2p/libtorrent-rasterbar/actions.py b/network/p2p/libtorrent-rasterbar/actions.py
index b301cbd66b..1f810cb774 100644
--- a/network/p2p/libtorrent-rasterbar/actions.py
+++ b/network/p2p/libtorrent-rasterbar/actions.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def setup():
     shelltools.cd("build")
     cmaketools.configure("-GNinja .. \
                             -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=TRUE \
+                            -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 \
                             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
                             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib \
                             -Dbuild_examples=ON \