diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/cce.py b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/cce.py
index 64bf62543d3..66d8519f25d 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/cce.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/cce.py
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ def cxx11_flag(self):
             return '-std=c++11'
         return "-h std=c++11"
 
+    @property
+    def cxx14_flag(self):
+        if self.is_clang_based:
+            return '-std=c++14'
+        return "-h std=c++14"
+
     @property
     def c99_flag(self):
         if self.is_clang_based: