diff --git a/srcpkgs/incron/template b/srcpkgs/incron/template
index 22082e50106..e9d0638c414 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/incron/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/incron/template
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl) makedepends="argp-standalone";;
 esac
 
+export CXXFLAGS="--std=c++14"
+
 do_build() {
 	sed -i 's,sbin,bin,g' Makefile
 	sed -i '1,1i#include <unistd.h>' inotify-cxx.cpp icd-main.cpp