diff --git a/compiler.cmake b/compiler.cmake
index a0ac042..b68d2ed 100644
--- a/compiler.cmake
+++ b/compiler.cmake
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@ if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mfpmath=sse" )
     endif()
 
-    # Check which version of c++ we can use. We drill down from c++17 to c98
-    CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG( -stdc++17 cxxresult )
+    MESSAGE(STATUS "Checking the c++ Standard supported by the compiler" )
+    # Check which version of c++ we can use. We drill down from c++17 to c96
+    CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG( -std=c++17 cxxresult )
     if( NOT cxxresult )
         CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG( -std=c++14 cxxresult )
         if( NOT cxxresult )