diff --git a/src/external/Nonlocal/prog/CMakeLists.txt b/src/external/Nonlocal/prog/CMakeLists.txt
index b54e4225..29748147 100644
--- a/src/external/Nonlocal/prog/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/external/Nonlocal/prog/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
 # cmake: use BoostConfig.cmake instead of FindBoost
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0167 NEW)
-
+if (CMAKE_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL "3.3")
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0167 NEW)
+endif()
+  
 project(dump_nonlocal_field VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
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