diff --git a/graphics/s2/Makefile b/graphics/s2/Makefile
index ab85f9a158dac..73ccafaa60887 100644
--- a/graphics/s2/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/s2/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ USES=		cmake compiler:c++17-lang localbase ssl
 
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 CMAKE_OFF=	WITH_PYTHON
-USE_CXXSTD=	c++17
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
diff --git a/graphics/s2/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/graphics/s2/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..914e384ef56c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/s2/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2022-04-01 11:53:29 UTC
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ endif()
+ # undefined symbol errors since ABSL_HAVE_STD_STRING_VIEW etc will
+ # end up defined differently.  There is probably a better way to achieve
+ # this than assuming what absl used.
+-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
++set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+ # No compiler-specific extensions, i.e. -std=c++11, not -std=gnu++11.
+ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)