diff --git a/config.pri b/config.pri
index 940aa6f8..0b00b076 100644
--- a/config.pri
+++ b/config.pri
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # for a more detailed description, see INSTALL.TXT
 
 CONFIG += c++17
+win32:QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += /std:c++17 #enable c++17 explicitly in msvc
 
 unix:QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -DNDEBUG
 win32:QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += /DNDEBUG