diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 13645ab1..d93021c0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 		FORCE)
 endif()
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
-add_compile_options(-Wall -Werror)
-
 # Hack for missing option in cctz
 option(BUILD_TESTING "" OFF)
 
@@ -30,5 +27,9 @@ target_include_directories(yaml-cpp PUBLIC
 	$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/yaml-cpp/include>
 	)
 
+# Set the CXX standard and compile time for our code only.
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+add_compile_options(-Wall -Werror)
+
 add_subdirectory(lib)
 add_subdirectory(tools)