diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb90eaba..2ecb9f7d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 # Set policies up to 3.9 since we want to enable the IPO option
 if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.9)
-	cmake_policy(VERSION ${CMAKE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CMAKE_VERSION_MINOR})
+	cmake_policy(VERSION ${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION})
 else()
 	cmake_policy(VERSION 3.9)
 endif()