diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmimetic/libmimetic_0.9.8.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmimetic/libmimetic_0.9.8.bb
index fc0b1ee495..06536ca70f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmimetic/libmimetic_0.9.8.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/libmimetic/libmimetic_0.9.8.bb
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS = "1"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-CXXFLAGS += "-Wno-narrowing"
+CXXFLAGS += "-Wno-narrowing -std=c++14"
 
 inherit autotools