diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2039aa2ee65..03f3038bb09 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -612,7 +612,9 @@ ENDIF (ANDROID)
 IF(COMMAND cmake_policy)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0003 NEW)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0005 OLD)
-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0063 NEW)
+  IF(NOT "${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "3.3")
+    cmake_policy(SET CMP0063 NEW)
+  ENDIF(NOT "${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "3.3")
 ENDIF(COMMAND cmake_policy)
 
 IF (WIN32)