diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/rapidjson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/rapidjson/default.nix
index b200193aa211..edd427da725d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/rapidjson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/rapidjson/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # for tests, adding gtest to checkInputs does not work
   # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/212200
   buildInputs = [ gtest ];
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DGTEST_SOURCE_DIR=${gtest.dev}/include" ];
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DGTEST_SOURCE_DIR=${gtest.dev}/include"
+
+    # Build rapidjson with std=c++17 so gtest 1.13.0+ works
+    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/282245#issuecomment-1951796902
+    "-DRAPIDJSON_BUILD_CXX11=OFF"
+    "-DRAPIDJSON_BUILD_CXX17=ON"
+  ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ valgrind ];
   doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic && !stdenv.isDarwin;