diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 63ca1ef7865c2..66f116a7f6189 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -48,19 +48,19 @@ jobs:
           - CC: gcc-11
             CXX: g++-11
             PackageDeps: g++-11
-            optional_macros: CCFLAGS+=-std=c++20
+            optional_macros: c++std=c++20
             platform_file: include $(ACE_ROOT)/include/makeinclude/platform_linux.GNU
             os: ubuntu-22.04
           - CC: gcc-12
             CXX: g++-12
             PackageDeps: g++-12
-            optional_macros: CCFLAGS+=-std=c++20
+            optional_macros: c++std=c++20
             platform_file: include $(ACE_ROOT)/include/makeinclude/platform_linux.GNU
             os: ubuntu-22.04
           - CC: gcc-13
             CXX: g++-13
             PackageDeps: g++-13
-            optional_macros: CCFLAGS+=-std=c++20
+            optional_macros: c++std=c++20
             platform_file: include $(ACE_ROOT)/include/makeinclude/platform_linux.GNU
             os: ubuntu-22.04
           - CC: clang-6.0
diff --git a/ACE/NEWS b/ACE/NEWS
index d5cbee617598f..b42d6906b4ee4 100644
--- a/ACE/NEWS
+++ b/ACE/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ USER VISIBLE CHANGES BETWEEN ACE-7.1.1 and ACE-7.1.2
   ACE_Auto_Basic_Ptr, ACE_Auto_Basic_Array_Ptr, ACE_Auto_Array_Ptr,
   and ACE_auto_ptr_reset anymore, just use std::unique_ptr
 
+. Add c++std which can be used in the platform_macros.GNU
+  to set the C++ revision to be used (results in -std= flag)
+
 USER VISIBLE CHANGES BETWEEN ACE-7.1.0 and ACE-7.1.1
 ====================================================
 
diff --git a/ACE/include/makeinclude/platform_gcc_clang_common.GNU b/ACE/include/makeinclude/platform_gcc_clang_common.GNU
index a808d0246c4d7..6827c9ebe63c9 100644
--- a/ACE/include/makeinclude/platform_gcc_clang_common.GNU
+++ b/ACE/include/makeinclude/platform_gcc_clang_common.GNU
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ else
   CPPFLAGS += -DACE_HAS_CUSTOM_EXPORT_MACROS=0
 endif # shared_libs
 
+ifneq ($(c++std),)
+  CCFLAGS += -std=$(c++std)
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(c++20),1)
   CCFLAGS += -std=c++20
 else