diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/cpeditor/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/cpeditor/default.nix
index eaa2b0d9959c..718c3fdd20fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/cpeditor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/cpeditor/default.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     substituteInPlace src/Core/Runner.cpp --replace "/bin/bash" "${runtimeShell}"
   '';
 
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-std=c++14";
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An IDE specially designed for competitive programming";
     homepage = "https://cpeditor.org";