diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 21dfe19..c0fc48b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(SndFile REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET sndfile)
 pkg_check_modules(FFTW3 REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET fftw3f)
 find_package(Eigen3 REQUIRED)
-add_subdirectory(third_party/absl)
+set(ABSL_PROPAGATE_CXX_STD YES)
+add_subdirectory(third_party/absl EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 add_executable(driver_model driver_model/driver_model.cc)
 target_link_libraries(driver_model PkgConfig::SndFile)