diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bb019e178..7ff207d97 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ else()
   endif()
   set(C_WARNINGS "-Waggregate-return -Wnested-externs -Wold-style-definition -Wstrict-prototypes")
   set(CXX_WARNINGS "-Wno-reorder -Wno-missing-field-initializers")
-  try_compile(STATIC_ASSERT_RES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/static-assert" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test-static-assert.c" CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11)
+  try_compile(STATIC_ASSERT_RES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/static-assert" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/test-static-assert.c" CMAKE_FLAGS -DCMAKE_C_STANDARD=11)
   if(STATIC_ASSERT_RES)
     set(STATIC_ASSERT_FLAG "")
   else()