diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 48ce456ea..190f6831a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ add_subdirectory(thirdparty)
 target_link_libraries(${SD_LIB} PUBLIC ggml zip)
 target_include_directories(${SD_LIB} PUBLIC . src include)
 target_include_directories(${SD_LIB} PUBLIC . thirdparty)
-target_compile_features(${SD_LIB} PUBLIC c_std_11 cxx_std_17)
+set_target_properties(${SD_LIB} PROPERTIES C_STANDARD 11 C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON CXX_STANDARD 17 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 
 if (SD_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
diff --git a/examples/cli/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cli/CMakeLists.txt
index db1f4ca37..655ab8331 100644
--- a/examples/cli/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cli/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ if(SD_WEBM)
     target_compile_definitions(${TARGET} PRIVATE SD_USE_WEBM)
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE webm)
 endif()
-target_compile_features(${TARGET} PUBLIC c_std_11 cxx_std_17)
+set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES C_STANDARD 11 C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON CXX_STANDARD 17 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
diff --git a/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt
index b70b525e5..0a781f408 100644
--- a/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ if(WIN32 AND NOT MSVC)
     target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE ws2_32)
 endif()
 
-target_compile_features(${TARGET} PUBLIC c_std_11 cxx_std_17)
+set_target_properties(${TARGET} PROPERTIES C_STANDARD 11 C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON CXX_STANDARD 17 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
diff --git a/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 4dfdf0d29..23fe1e28c 100644
--- a/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ if(SD_WEBM AND NOT SD_USE_SYSTEM_WEBM)
     # C++11. Restore the parent flags so the main project keeps its own C++17
     # requirements, then pin the libwebm targets to C++17 explicitly.
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${SD_LIBWEBM_PARENT_CXX_FLAGS}" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
-    target_compile_features(mkvmuxer PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-    target_compile_features(mkvparser PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
-    target_compile_features(webm PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
+    set_target_properties(mkvmuxer PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+    set_target_properties(mkvparser PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+    set_target_properties(webm PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
     target_include_directories(webm INTERFACE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libwebm)
 endif()