diff --git a/cmake/externals/quazip/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/externals/quazip/CMakeLists.txt
index 19d1b722ab..7af13dafa7 100644
--- a/cmake/externals/quazip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/externals/quazip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,30 +12,24 @@ elseif ($ENV{QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
     set(QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH $ENV{QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
 endif ()
 
+set(QUAZIP_CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR> -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib -DZLIB_ROOT=${ZLIB_ROOT} -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON)
+
 if (APPLE)
-    ExternalProject_Add(
-      ${EXTERNAL_NAME}
-      URL https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/hifi-production/dependencies/quazip-0.7.2.zip
-      URL_MD5 2955176048a31262c09259ca8d309d19
-      BINARY_DIR ${EXTERNAL_PROJECT_PREFIX}/build
-      CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR> -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib -DZLIB_ROOT=${ZLIB_ROOT} -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON
-      LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
-      LOG_CONFIGURE 1
-      LOG_BUILD 1
-    )
 else ()
-    ExternalProject_Add(
-      ${EXTERNAL_NAME}
-      URL https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/hifi-production/dependencies/quazip-0.7.2.zip
-      URL_MD5 2955176048a31262c09259ca8d309d19
-      BINARY_DIR ${EXTERNAL_PROJECT_PREFIX}/build
-      CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR> -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib -DZLIB_ROOT=${ZLIB_ROOT} -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11
-      LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
-      LOG_CONFIGURE 1
-      LOG_BUILD 1
-    )
+    set(QUAZIP_CMAKE_ARGS ${QUAZIP_CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11)
 endif ()
 
+ExternalProject_Add(
+  ${EXTERNAL_NAME}
+  URL https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/hifi-production/dependencies/quazip-0.7.2.zip
+  URL_MD5 2955176048a31262c09259ca8d309d19
+  BINARY_DIR ${EXTERNAL_PROJECT_PREFIX}/build
+  CMAKE_ARGS ${QUAZIP_CMAKE_ARGS}
+  LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
+  LOG_CONFIGURE 1
+  LOG_BUILD 1
+)
+
 add_dependencies(quazip zlib)
 
 # Hide this external target (for ide users)