diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b6b959..41693ab 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #  compile, using preprocessor checks for platform-specific bits instead of
 #  testing in here.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.4)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 
 project(PhysicsFS)
 set(PHYSFS_VERSION 3.0.2)