diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ba1c85d..d39d21b7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ project(Irrlicht
 
 message(STATUS "*** Building IrrlichtMt ${PROJECT_VERSION} ***")
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 if(ANDROID)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b942862..03553048 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-
 set(IRREXAMPLES
 	# removed
 )
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt b/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
index 75e8e324..630970ae 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
 	add_definitions(-D_DEBUG)
 endif()
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE TRUE)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "^(GNU|Clang|AppleClang)$")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3")