diff --git a/media-gfx/maim/files/maim-5.8.0-icu-75.patch b/media-gfx/maim/files/maim-5.8.0-icu-75.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8c7c4163f22e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media-gfx/maim/files/maim-5.8.0-icu-75.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ find_package( Threads    REQUIRED )
+ find_package( GLM        REQUIRED )
+ 
+ set_property(TARGET ${BIN_TARGET} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+-set_property(TARGET ${BIN_TARGET} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 11)
++set_property(TARGET ${BIN_TARGET} PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD 17)
+ set_property(TARGET ${BIN_TARGET} PROPERTY CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+ 
+ # Includes
diff --git a/media-gfx/maim/maim-5.8.0.ebuild b/media-gfx/maim/maim-5.8.0.ebuild
index bee0980ae8d22..d8582940073fc 100644
--- a/media-gfx/maim/maim-5.8.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-gfx/maim/maim-5.8.0.ebuild
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 
+# Pending issue upstream: https://github.com/naelstrof/maim/issues/292
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${P}-icu-75.patch" ) # bug 937454
+
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
 		-DMAIM_UNICODE=$(usex icu)