diff --git a/sycl/test/extensions/free_function_kernels/free_function_host_compiler.cpp b/sycl/test/extensions/free_function_kernels/free_function_host_compiler.cpp
index f468d3e2ffaa0..62f202d267385 100644
--- a/sycl/test/extensions/free_function_kernels/free_function_host_compiler.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/extensions/free_function_kernels/free_function_host_compiler.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl %s
 // RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fno-sycl-unnamed-lambda %s
-// RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-host-compiler=g++ %s
+// RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -fsycl-host-compiler=g++ -fsycl-host-compiler-options="-std=c++17" %s
 // REQUIRES: linux
 // UNSUPPORTED: libcxx