diff --git a/core/binary.mk b/core/binary.mk
index d01d57e3f..fb406b32d 100644
--- a/core/binary.mk
+++ b/core/binary.mk
@@ -180,6 +180,22 @@ ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
     endif
 endif
 
+my_cpp_std_version := -std=gnu++14
+ifdef LOCAL_SDK_VERSION
+    # The NDK handles this itself.
+    my_cpp_std_version :=
+endif
+
+ifdef LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE
+    ifneq ($(my_clang),true)
+        # The host GCC doesn't support C++14 (and is deprecated, so likely
+        # never will). Build these modules with C++11.
+        my_cpp_std_version := -std=gnu++11
+    endif
+endif
+
+my_cppflags := $(my_cpp_std_version) $(my_cppflags)
+
 # Add option to make clang the default for device build
 ifeq ($(USE_CLANG_PLATFORM_BUILD),true)
     ifeq ($(my_clang),)
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index ad883659c..0ffa114d7 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ hide := $(if $(SHOW_COMMANDS),,@)
 COMMON_GLOBAL_CFLAGS:= -DANDROID -fmessage-length=0 -W -Wall -Wno-unused -Winit-self -Wpointer-arith
 COMMON_RELEASE_CFLAGS:= -DNDEBUG -UDEBUG
 
-COMMON_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS:= $(COMMON_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) -Wsign-promo -std=gnu++11
+COMMON_GLOBAL_CPPFLAGS:= $(COMMON_GLOBAL_CFLAGS) -Wsign-promo
 COMMON_RELEASE_CPPFLAGS:= $(COMMON_RELEASE_CFLAGS)
 
 GLOBAL_CFLAGS_NO_OVERRIDE := \