diff --git a/print/qpdfview/Makefile b/print/qpdfview/Makefile
index 8ee8e8ad46b6..183cb009d44a 100644
--- a/print/qpdfview/Makefile
+++ b/print/qpdfview/Makefile
@@ -1,47 +1,46 @@
 PORTNAME=	qpdfview
 DISTVERSION=	0.5.0
 CATEGORIES=	print
 MASTER_SITES=	https://launchpad.net/${PORTNAME}/trunk/${DISTVERSION}/+download/
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-0.5
 
 MAINTAINER=	salvadore@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Tabbed DjVu/PDF/PS document viewer
 WWW=		https://launchpad.net/qpdfview
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libpoppler-qt5.so:graphics/poppler-qt5
 
 USES=		compiler:c++17-lang desktop-file-utils gl pkgconfig qmake qt:5
 USE_GL=		gl
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 USE_QT=		concurrent core dbus gui imageformats linguisttools \
 		printsupport sql sql-sqlite3 svg widgets xml buildtools:build
-USE_CXXSTD=	c++17
 
 QMAKE_SOURCE_PATH=	${PORTNAME}.pro
 
 DATADIR=	${PREFIX}/share/${PORTNAME}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		CUPS DJVU PS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	CUPS DJVU PS
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 CUPS_LIB_DEPENDS=	libcups.so:print/cups
 CUPS_QMAKE_OFF=		"CONFIG+=without_cups"
 
 DJVU_LIB_DEPENDS=	libdjvulibre.so:graphics/djvulibre
 DJVU_QMAKE_OFF=		"CONFIG+=without_djvu"
 
 PS_LIB_DEPENDS=	libspectre.so:print/libspectre
 PS_QMAKE_OFF=	"CONFIG+=without_ps"
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 pre-configure:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's#/usr#${PREFIX}#g;s#${PREFIX}/share/man#${PREFIX}/man#g' \
 		${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME}.pri
 	cd ${WRKSRC} && ${LRELEASE} ${PORTNAME}.pro
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/print/qpdfview/files/patch-qpdfview.pri b/print/qpdfview/files/patch-qpdfview.pri
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..266e872da9ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/print/qpdfview/files/patch-qpdfview.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+--- qpdfview.pri.orig	2024-01-02 16:01:53 UTC
++++ qpdfview.pri
+@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ os2:include(qpdfview_os2.pri)
+ win32:include(qpdfview_win32.pri)
+ os2:include(qpdfview_os2.pri)
+ 
+-CONFIG += c++11
++CONFIG += c++17