diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c52dcb229..af944ccda 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 project(DDNet)
 
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)