diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
      lt_cv_deplibs_check_method="pass_all"
   ;;
 esac
-dnl Require C++11 compiler (no GNU extensions)
-AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([11], [noext], [mandatory], [nodefault])
+dnl Require C++14 compiler (no GNU extensions)
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([14], [noext], [mandatory], [nodefault])
 dnl Check if -latomic is required for <std::atomic>
 CHECK_ATOMIC