diff --git a/depends/packages/bdb.mk b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
index 6b8b8e144..bb3ba46f3 100644
--- a/depends/packages/bdb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $(package)_config_opts_darwin=--disable-atomicsupport
 endif
 $(package)_config_opts_aarch64=--disable-atomicsupport
 $(package)_cxxflags+=-std=c++11
+$(package)_cppflags+=-std=gnu17
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds