diff --git a/pkgs/misc/cups/filters.nix b/pkgs/misc/cups/filters.nix
index e44c9634b0f4..6da2226fa651 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/cups/filters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/cups/filters.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = [ "CUPS_SERVERBIN=$(out)/lib/cups" "CUPS_DATADIR=$(out)/share/cups" "CUPS_SERVERROOT=$(out)/etc/cups" ];
 
+  # https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups-filters/issues/512
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-std=c++17";
+
   postConfigure =
     ''
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