diff --git a/lang/c++/CMakeLists.txt b/lang/c++/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ac0974946d..f6520329afe 100644
--- a/lang/c++/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lang/c++/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 #
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5)
 
 set (CMAKE_LEGACY_CYGWIN_WIN32 0)
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
-if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.0)
+if (APPLE)
     # Enable MACOSX_RPATH by default
     cmake_policy (SET CMP0042 NEW)
 endif()