diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1250a9477..d86ae96cc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ if("${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
 endif()
 
 # Use most-recent available language dialects with GNU and Clang
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_C_STANDARD)
+if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_C_STANDARD AND NOT CMake_NO_C_STANDARD)
   set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 endif()
-if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
+if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD AND NOT CMake_NO_CXX_STANDARD)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 endif()