diff --git a/gnu/packages/animation.scm b/gnu/packages/animation.scm
index 4c03b787173..b0bf2c672b4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/animation.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/animation.scm
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
      `(#:configure-flags
        (list
         "-Dlog=true"
-        "-Dtest=true")))
+        "-Dtest=true"
+        "-Dcpp_std=gnu++17")))
     (native-inputs
      (list googletest pkg-config))
     (synopsis "Lottie Animation Library")