diff --git a/plug-ins/meson.build b/plug-ins/meson.build
index 7c386be11daebb1a50a15fa58ef4cfcac375bcc3..b48ab6933ccb4ade3f54746da8b76e77ec54548c 100644
--- a/plug-ins/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/meson.build
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ foreach p : install_plugins_desc
         install: p.get('install', true),
         install_dir: dialibdir,
         name_suffix: g_module_suffix,
+        cpp_args: p.get('cpp_args', '')
     )
 endforeach
diff --git a/plug-ins/pdf/meson.build b/plug-ins/pdf/meson.build
index f772805b1c12df95c77cb4b66da0d6d5fbc752fa..814f52762b398caf495688323bd8acd08a4ad44e 100644
--- a/plug-ins/pdf/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/pdf/meson.build
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ install_plugins_desc += {
     'name': 'pdf_filter',
     'sources': sources,
     'extra_deps': deps,
+    'cpp_args': '-std=c++17',
 }