diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 944968c0..74aaf422 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ include(CheckIPOSupported)
 set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.15" CACHE STRING "Minimum OS X deployment version")
 
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 
 add_compile_definitions(MELONDS_VERSION="${melonDS_VERSION}")