diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 25ecd4ae..0b75be70 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,11 +68,10 @@ elseif(UNIX)
 	endif()
 
         # funroll loops and everything else potentially crazy for performance here
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -DDEBUG_LEVEL=0 -DPRODUCTION=1  -funroll-loops")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -DDEBUG_LEVEL=0 -DPRODUCTION=1 -funroll-loops")
 
 	# our "always on" flags
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++17 \
-		-m32 -pipe -march=native -mtune=native \
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++14 -m32 -pipe -march=native -mtune=native \
 		-Wformat -Wno-overloaded-virtual -Wno-missing-braces -Wno-format \
 		-Wno-write-strings -Wno-unknown-pragmas \
 		-Wno-uninitialized -Wno-reorder")