diff --git a/pocl.spec b/pocl.spec
index d4f63ee..1c855e9 100644
--- a/pocl.spec
+++ b/pocl.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 # PPC support is currently broken, due to path problems
 # s390(x) and aarch64 also not supported, so use ExclusiveArch
 ExclusiveArch:	%{ix86} x86_64 armv7l armv7hl
-BuildRequires:	cmake
+BuildRequires:	cmake >= 2.8.12
 BuildRequires:	boost-devel
 BuildRequires:	llvm-clang >= 3.3
 BuildRequires:	llvm-clang-devel >= 3.3