diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apache-orc/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apache-orc/package.nix
index 42d546715507..53391c6a1545 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apache-orc/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apache-orc/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   fetchurl,
   cmake,
+  abseil-cpp_202601,
   gtest,
   lz4,
   protobuf,
@@ -13,6 +14,11 @@
 }:
 
 let
+  # This standard needs to match the version that orc uses, or compilation
+  # fails if the C++ standard version is different from the compiler's default.
+  # https://github.com/apache/orc/blob/3738b82366ba64cacae450e7e0e1702c66148afe/CMakeLists.txt#L108
+  protobuf' = protobuf.override { abseil-cpp = abseil-cpp_202601.override { cxxStandard = "17"; }; };
+
   orc-format =
     let
       version = "1.1.1";
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   buildInputs = [
     gtest
     lz4
-    protobuf
+    protobuf'
     snappy
     zlib
     zstd
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     GTEST_HOME = gtest.dev;
     LZ4_HOME = lz4;
     ORC_FORMAT_URL = orc-format;
-    PROTOBUF_HOME = protobuf;
+    PROTOBUF_HOME = protobuf';
     SNAPPY_HOME = snappy.dev;
     ZLIB_HOME = zlib.dev;
     ZSTD_HOME = zstd.dev;