diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/obexftp/obexftp_0.24.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/obexftp/obexftp_0.24.2.bb
index 30326e89ef..dce7e72c8b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/obexftp/obexftp_0.24.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/obexftp/obexftp_0.24.2.bb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ S = "${UNPACKDIR}/${BP}-Source"
 EXTRA_OECMAKE += "-DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON \
                   -DENABLE_PERL=OFF -DENABLE_PYTHON=OFF \
                   -DENABLE_RUBY=OFF -DENABLE_TCL=OFF \
+                  -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 \
 "
 
 do_compile:class-native () {