diff --git a/cmrtlib/build_linux.sh b/cmrtlib/build_linux.sh
index d28592a71..f3f5fd02a 100644
--- a/cmrtlib/build_linux.sh
+++ b/cmrtlib/build_linux.sh
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ EXTRA_OPTIONS=
 EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS=
 
 if [[ $BUILD_EMU -eq 1 ]]; then
-    EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS="$EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS -DLIBVA_INSTALL_PATH=$(realpath ../../../../libva-prebuilt-headers)"
+    EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS="$EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS -DLATEST_CPP_NEEDED=TRUE -DLIBVA_INSTALL_PATH=$(realpath ../../../../libva-prebuilt-headers)"
 fi
 
 case $BUILD_SIZE in
diff --git a/cmrtlib/linux/CMakeLists.txt b/cmrtlib/linux/CMakeLists.txt
index 1df08e58c..8efaa8a9b 100644
--- a/cmrtlib/linux/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmrtlib/linux/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,14 +25,20 @@ include (${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cmrt_utils.cmake)
 set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${MDF_OPTION__OUTPUT_DIR})
 set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH    ${MDF_OPTION__OUTPUT_DIR})
 
+if (LATEST_CPP_NEEDED)
+    set(CPP_STANDARD_OPTION -std=c++17)
+else()
+    set(CPP_STANDARD_OPTION -std=c++11)
+endif()
+
 # Set up compile options that will be used for the Linux build
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++17 -fPIC -fpermissive -fstack-protector-all -Werror")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CPP_STANDARD_OPTION} -fPIC -fpermissive -fstack-protector-all -Werror")
 if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -msse4.1")
 endif()
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -fno-strict-aliasing -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG   "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -D_DEBUG -D__DEBUG -O0")
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=c++17 -fPIC -fpermissive -fstack-protector-all -Werror")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CPP_STANDARD_OPTION} -fPIC -fpermissive -fstack-protector-all -Werror")
 if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -msse4.1")
 endif()