diff --git a/media-sound/pamixer/pamixer-1.6.ebuild b/media-sound/pamixer/pamixer-1.6.ebuild
index 6edfdcba34..49edd9f534 100644
--- a/media-sound/pamixer/pamixer-1.6.ebuild
+++ b/media-sound/pamixer/pamixer-1.6.ebuild
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+
+src_prepare() {
+	eapply_user
+	sed -i 's/1.6/1.17/;s/c++11/c++17/' meson.build || die "Sed failed!"
+}
diff --git a/media-sound/pamixer/pamixer-9999.ebuild b/media-sound/pamixer/pamixer-9999.ebuild
index 6edfdcba34..281cc29aa0 100644
--- a/media-sound/pamixer/pamixer-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-sound/pamixer/pamixer-9999.ebuild
@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+
+src_prepare() {
+	eapply_user
+	sed -i 's/1.7-dev/1.17/;s/c++11/c++17/' meson.build || die "Sed failed!"
+}