diff --git a/cmake/externals/quazip/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/externals/quazip/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a86852d76..7af13dafa7 100644
--- a/cmake/externals/quazip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/externals/quazip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,12 +12,19 @@ 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)
+else ()
+    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 ${EXTERNAL_PROJECT_PREFIX}/build
-  CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR> -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/lib -DZLIB_ROOT=${ZLIB_ROOT} -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON
+  CMAKE_ARGS ${QUAZIP_CMAKE_ARGS}
   LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
   LOG_CONFIGURE 1
   LOG_BUILD 1