diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a3da3ffd..6341bed64 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0043 OLD)
 
 option(V4L-RTL "Use Linux Kernel RTL-SDR Source." OFF)