diff --git a/include/cxxopts.hpp b/include/cxxopts.hpp
index 6fd5be7..d0f9106 100644
--- a/include/cxxopts.hpp
+++ b/include/cxxopts.hpp
@@ -1248,8 +1248,8 @@ value(T& t)
 
 class OptionAdder;
 
-inline
 CXXOPTS_NODISCARD
+inline
 const std::string&
 first_or_empty(const OptionNames& long_names)
 {
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 451d778..3b222e4 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@
 
 add_executable(example example.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(example cxxopts)
+
+set_property(TARGET example PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)