diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 896a32de..15645c89 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.0.2)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 
 include(CheckLanguage)
 check_language(Fortran)