diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e576522b..2c8661f55 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.0 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8 )
 PROJECT( Assimp )
 
 # Define here the needed parameters