diff --git a/srcpkgs/abseil-cpp/template b/srcpkgs/abseil-cpp/template
index 7909b5e19e0..b19c444a1fe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/abseil-cpp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/abseil-cpp/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'abseil-cpp'
 pkgname=abseil-cpp
 version=20240116.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-configure_args="-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD=ON"
+configure_args="-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD=ON
+ -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 short_desc="Abseil common libraries"
 maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"