diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ad93609f0..44a7b9bb2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0015 NEW)
 # this policy was introduced in cmake 3.0
 # remove if, once 3.0 will be used on unix
-if (APPLE)
+if (${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION} GREATER 2)
 	# old policy do not use MACOSX_RPATH
 	cmake_policy(SET CMP0042 OLD)
 endif()