diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ed3d1129f6..63f3ee06cd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -219,9 +219,7 @@ if(Protobuf_VERSION GREATER 4.21)
         absl::variant
     )
 else()
-    # Use C++17 for shared_mutex support and modern features
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+    use_cxx11()
 endif()
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
diff --git a/test/brpc_couchbase_unittest.cpp b/test/brpc_couchbase_unittest.cpp
index dacc9a09ce..317d73bea5 100644
--- a/test/brpc_couchbase_unittest.cpp
+++ b/test/brpc_couchbase_unittest.cpp
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ TEST_F(CouchbaseUnitTest, EdgeCases) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(true);
 }
 
-}  // namespace
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace