diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bf7a0294d1..6d36809819 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # We set the project name in a separate file so CTest scripts can use it.
 INCLUDE(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ProjectName.cmake)
 
-SET(Seacas_ENABLE_CXX11_DEFAULT ON)
 SET(Seacas_ENABLE_Zoltan_DEFAULT ON)
 SET(TRIBITS_HIDE_DEPRECATED_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES_OVERRIDE TRUE)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04ac66677c..af95904b01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ manually as detailed in
 | Variable        | Values          | Default | Description |
 |-----------------|:---------------:|:-------:|-------------|
 | INSTALL_PATH    | path to install | pwd | Root of install path; default is current location |
-| COMPILER        | clang, gnu, intel, ibm | gnu | What compiler should be used for non-parallel build. Must have C++-14 capability. |
+| COMPILER        | clang, gnu, intel, ibm nvidia | gnu | What compiler should be used for non-parallel build. Must have C++-17 capability. |
 | MPI             | YES, NO | NO  | If YES, then build parallel capability |
 | FORCE           | YES, NO | NO  | Force downloading and building even if lib is already installed. |
 | BUILD           | YES, NO | YES | Should TPLs be built and installed. |
diff --git a/TPL/compiler.sh b/TPL/compiler.sh
index 4bb7e1e2fe..929fa181a9 100644
--- a/TPL/compiler.sh
+++ b/TPL/compiler.sh
@@ -59,4 +59,10 @@ else
       export CC=xlc
       export CXX=xlc
   fi
+  if [ "$COMPILER" == "nvidia" ]
+  then
+      export CXX="nvcc -x c++"
+      expoort CC=nvcc
+  fi
+
 fi