diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92de0d3f..5dd1ee8e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 
-project(libnetconf2 LANGUAGES C)
+project(libnetconf2 C)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CheckFunctionExists)