diff --git a/tests/extern/googletest/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/extern/googletest/CMakeLists.txt
index 647979e8a3..47fc5e07aa 100644
--- a/tests/extern/googletest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/extern/googletest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ endif (POLICY CMP0048)
 project(googletest-distribution)
 set(GOOGLETEST_VERSION 1.11.0)
 
-if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "3.0.2")
-  if(NOT CYGWIN AND NOT MSYS AND NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL QNX)
+if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.1")
+  add_definitions(-std=c++11)
+else()
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+  if(NOT CYGWIN)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
   endif()
 endif()
@@ -29,4 +33,4 @@ if(BUILD_GMOCK)
   add_subdirectory( googlemock )
 else()
   add_subdirectory( googletest )
-endif()
+endif()
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