diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d5507f6..ed91d76 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR)
 set(PIM_VERSION "5.16.40")
 
 project(mailcommon VERSION ${PIM_VERSION})