diff --git a/games/gottet/Makefile b/games/gottet/Makefile
index 4b20194dfefd..a001a6c712a3 100644
--- a/games/gottet/Makefile
+++ b/games/gottet/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ WWW=		https://gottcode.org/gottet/
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lib gl qt:6 tar:bzip2
+USES=		cmake compiler:c++17-lang gl qt:6 tar:bzip2
 USE_GL=		opengl
 USE_QT=		base tools:build