diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f6343318..d1df38ba3 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ if (WIN32)
             -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG=${SDRANGEL_BINARY_LIB_DIR}
             -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE=${SDRANGEL_BINARY_LIB_DIR}
             -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELWITHDEBINFO=${SDRANGEL_BINARY_LIB_DIR}
+            -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
             )
 elseif (LINUX)
     set(COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS