diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 32591320a7..93c7fb635c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # vim:noexpandtab:
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.6)
 project(PPSSPP)
 enable_language(ASM)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeTests)