diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bd65b74..9c32f62 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.7)
 
 project(tox-weechat)
 add_definitions(-std=c11)