diff --git a/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt b/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt
index a5adccf62a9630..bf2ae67ecd5c92 100644
--- a/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -519,10 +519,10 @@ remove_flags(-Wno-pedantic -pedantic-errors -pedantic)
 # Required flags ==============================================================
 function(cxx_add_basic_build_flags target)
 
-  # Require C++14 for all targets. C++14 is needed to ensure constant
-  # initialization for certain globals (ex global memory resources).
+  # Require C++17 for all targets. C++17 is needed to use aligned allocation
+  # in the dylib.
   set_target_properties(${target} PROPERTIES
-    CXX_STANDARD 14
+    CXX_STANDARD 17
     CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED YES
     CXX_EXTENSIONS NO)
 
diff --git a/libcxx/src/barrier.cpp b/libcxx/src/barrier.cpp
index c5e33cbba3bd0b..9ee476993b8133 100644
--- a/libcxx/src/barrier.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/src/barrier.cpp
@@ -26,21 +26,15 @@ class __barrier_algorithm_base {
         } __tickets[64];
     };
 
-    ptrdiff_t&         __expected;
-    unique_ptr<char[]> __state_allocation;
-    __state_t*         __state;
+    ptrdiff_t&              __expected;
+    unique_ptr<__state_t[]> __state;
 
     _LIBCPP_HIDDEN
     __barrier_algorithm_base(ptrdiff_t& __expected)
         : __expected(__expected)
     {
         size_t const __count = (__expected + 1) >> 1;
-        size_t const __size = sizeof(__state_t) * __count;
-        size_t __allocation_size = __size + alignof(__state_t);
-        __state_allocation = unique_ptr<char[]>(new char[__allocation_size]);
-        void* __allocation = __state_allocation.get();
-        void* const __state_ = align(alignof(__state_t), __size, __allocation, __allocation_size);
-        __state = new (__state_) __barrier_algorithm_base::__state_t[__count];
+        __state = unique_ptr<__state_t[]>(new __state_t[__count]);
     }
     _LIBCPP_HIDDEN
     bool __arrive(__barrier_phase_t __old_phase)