diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 1ed8a5c9b6c529..6337867e668a11 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@
     ],
     'msvs_settings': {
       'VCCLCompilerTool': {
+        'AdditionalOptions': ['-std:c++17'],
         'BufferSecurityCheck': 'true',
         'DebugInformationFormat': 1,          # /Z7 embed info in .obj files
         'ExceptionHandling': 0,               # /EHsc