diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 35f76cd1c5d2d7efcd2ac144500e43e058ab359e..b1a4f3916d137800f71912e0f937f0b8994cf351 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ set (KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO "0")
 
 set(KDENLIVE_VERSION ${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MAJOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MINOR}.${KDE_APPLICATIONS_VERSION_MICRO})
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0063 NEW)
+if(POLICY CMP0063)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0063 NEW)
+endif()
 # Minimum versions of main dependencies.
 set(MLT_MIN_MAJOR_VERSION 0)
 set(MLT_MIN_MINOR_VERSION 9)