diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c050cc8c..58f6a74d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 2.6 )
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 2.8 )
 PROJECT( MegaGlest )
 
 SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mk/cmake/Modules)