diff --git a/libmad/libmad.json b/libmad/libmad.json
index 7af40df4..e7f58536 100644
--- a/libmad/libmad.json
+++ b/libmad/libmad.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {
   "name" : "libmad",
   "buildsystem": "cmake-ninja",
+  "config-opts": [
+    "-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5"
+  ],
   "sources": [
     {
       "type" : "archive",