diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b3039c0e..93aff663 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ if (DRAMSYS_USE_FETCH_CONTENT)
             OVERRIDE_FIND_PACKAGE
         )
 
+        # TODO: remove with SystemC 3.0
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD} CACHE STRING "")
+
         FetchContent_MakeAvailable(SystemCLanguage)
 
         # Set include directories to SYSTEM to suppress warnings