diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 59274a1..0ec0a44 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.4)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.1)
 PROJECT(Snappy VERSION 1.1.4 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 SET(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)