diff --git a/QGCCommon.pri b/QGCCommon.pri
index ded8965..885b340 100644
--- a/QGCCommon.pri
+++ b/QGCCommon.pri
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ linux {
         QMAKE_CXXFLAGS -= -Zc:strictStrings
         QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE -= -Zc:strictStrings
         QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE_WITH_DEBUGINFO -= -Zc:strictStrings
-        QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += /std:c++17
         QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_WARN_ON += /WX /W3 \
             /wd4005 \   # silence warnings about macro redefinition, these come from the shapefile code with is external
             /wd4290 \   # ignore exception specifications