diff --git a/src/systemd/meson.build b/src/systemd/meson.build
index b6fefb27a16..560b6f07bba 100644
--- a/src/systemd/meson.build
+++ b/src/systemd/meson.build
@@ -44,11 +44,24 @@ install_headers(
 
 opts = [['c'],
         ['c', '-ansi'],
-        ['c', '-std=iso9899:1990']]
+        ['c', '-std=iso9899:1990'],
+        ['c', '-std=iso9899:2011']]
+
+if cc.has_argument('-std=iso9899:2017')
+        opts += [['c', '-std=iso9899:2017']]
+endif
 
 cxx = find_program('c++', required : false)
 if cxx.found()
-        opts += [['c++']]
+        opts += [['c++'],
+                 ['c++', '-std=c++98'],
+                 ['c++', '-std=c++11']]
+        if cc.has_argument('-std=c++14')
+                opts += [['c++', '-std=c++14']]
+        endif
+        if cc.has_argument('-std=c++17')
+                opts += [['c++', '-std=c++17']]
+        endif
 endif
 
 foreach header : _systemd_headers