diff --git a/ggml/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
index e33d97482..c2edd03fd 100644
--- a/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ option(GGML_BUILD_EXAMPLES "ggml: build examples" ${GGML_STANDALONE})
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD_REQUIRED true)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+if (GGML_SYCL)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+else()
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+endif()
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED true)
 
 set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu
index c180adc84..0ee15f982 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu
@@ -2693,6 +2693,8 @@ bool ggml_backend_cuda_register_host_buffer(void * buffer, size_t size) {
     }
     return true;
 #else
+    (void)buffer;
+    (void)size;
     return false;
 #endif
 }