diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 85e453d72..768f663c2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ project('harfbuzz', 'c', 'cpp',
   version: '8.1.1',
   default_options: [
     'cpp_eh=none',          # Just to support msvc, we are passing -fno-exceptions also anyway
-    'cpp_rtti=false',       # Just to support msvc, we are passing -fno-rtti also anyway
+    # 'cpp_rtti=false',     # Do NOT enable, wraps inherit it and ICU needs RTTI
     'cpp_std=c++11',
     'wrap_mode=nofallback', # Use --wrap-mode=default to revert, https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/pull/2548
   ],
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ pkgmod = import('pkgconfig')
 cpp = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
 null_dep = dependency('', required: false)
 
+# Enforce C++14 requirement for MSVC STL
+if ['clang', 'clang-cl'].contains(cpp.get_id()) and cpp.get_define('_MSC_FULL_VER') != ''
+  add_project_arguments('-std=c++14', language: 'cpp')
+endif
+
 if cpp.get_argument_syntax() == 'msvc'
   # Ignore several spurious warnings for things HarfBuzz does very commonly.
   # If a warning is completely useless and spammy, use '/wdXXXX' to suppress it