diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index f353549..8a6f57f 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
 
 project(qrcodegen LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 2.0)
 
-set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
-set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
-set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
-
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAXE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Werror")