diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e0d3e216..98f98fa10 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 # setting this makes CMake allow normal looking IF ELSE statements
 SET(CMAKE_ALLOW_LOOSE_LOOP_CONSTRUCTS true)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4)
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0003 NEW)
+if(COMMAND cmake_policy) 
+   cmake_policy(SET CMP0003 NEW) 
+endif()
 
 PROJECT(examples)