diff --git a/net/libngtcp2/Makefile b/net/libngtcp2/Makefile
index 28c2a1d86287..59942ff63180 100644
--- a/net/libngtcp2/Makefile
+++ b/net/libngtcp2/Makefile
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ WWW=		https://nghttp2.org/ngtcp2/ \
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-USES=		compiler:c++14-lang libtool pathfix pkgconfig tar:xz
+USES=		libtool pathfix pkgconfig tar:xz
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-lib-only --with-jemalloc
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
-USE_CXXSTD=	c++14
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>