diff --git a/cmake/external_projects/metis.cmake b/cmake/external_projects/metis.cmake
index 5501a0f5..812a62b5 100644
--- a/cmake/external_projects/metis.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external_projects/metis.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(project_metis
   URL_MD5 6cd66f75f88dfa2cf043de011f85d8bc
   DOWNLOAD_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external_dependencies
   CMAKE_ARGS
+         -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
          -DGKLIB_PATH=${METIS_SRC_DIR}/GKlib
          -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${METIS_DIR}
 	 -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON