diff --git a/media_driver/cmake/linux/media_compile_flags_linux.cmake b/media_driver/cmake/linux/media_compile_flags_linux.cmake
index 2d627f46728..0a211fdc7ea 100755
--- a/media_driver/cmake/linux/media_compile_flags_linux.cmake
+++ b/media_driver/cmake/linux/media_compile_flags_linux.cmake
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ set(MEDIA_COMPILER_FLAGS_COMMON
     -ffunction-sections
     -Wl,--gc-sections
 
+    # Enable c++14 features
+    -std=c++14
     # -m32 or -m64
     -m${ARCH}