diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/taglib/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/taglib/meson.build
index 7226aa3cf8..cbfcb37992 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/taglib/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/taglib/meson.build
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ if taglib_dep.found() and add_languages('cpp', native: false, required: get_opti
     dependencies : [gsttag_dep, taglib_dep],
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
+    override_options : ['cpp_std=c++17'],
   )
   plugins += [gsttaglib]
 endif