diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eb7de345..847b4a5a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
 
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.11)
+    cmake_policy(VERSION ${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION})
+else()
+    cmake_policy(VERSION 3.11)
+endif()
+
 ENABLE_LANGUAGE(C)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index ac7c3228..1964ae25 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
 
-# Use policy 3.11 if available
-if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.11)
-	cmake_policy(VERSION ${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION})
-else()
-	cmake_policy(VERSION 3.11)
-endif()
-
 project(spdlog_utests CXX)
 
 if(NOT TARGET spdlog)