diff --git a/nl-writer2/setup.py b/nl-writer2/setup.py
index bcc15550c..57c0b144b 100644
--- a/nl-writer2/setup.py
+++ b/nl-writer2/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     Extension(
         "nlwpy",
         ["nlwpy/src/nlw_bindings.cc"] + glob.glob("./src/" + "*.cc"),
-        extra_compile_args=["-std=c++17"],
+        # extra_compile_args=["-std=c++17"],  - need all platforms
         include_dirs=["include", pybind11.get_include()],
         # Example: passing in the version to the compiled code
         define_macros=[("VERSION_INFO", __version__)],