diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/du/dublin-traceroute/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/du/dublin-traceroute/package.nix
index 1d2159daca60..75410da09849 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/du/dublin-traceroute/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/du/dublin-traceroute/package.nix
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     hash = "sha256-UJeFPVi3423Jh72fVk8QbLX1tTNAQ504xYs9HwVCkZc=";
   };
 
-  # gtest requires C++17, while dublin-traceroute requires C++11
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
-      --replace-fail "ENABLE_TESTING()" ""
+      --replace-fail "ENABLE_TESTING()" "" \
+      --replace-fail "-std=c++11" "-std=c++17"
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [