diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a1f238ac..377bdb944 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
 project(xmrig)
 
 option(WITH_LIBCPUID "Use Libcpuid" ON)