diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97fa506d8..22af95c72 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 PROJECT( tomahawk )
 CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED( VERSION 2.8 )
 
+CMAKE_POLICY(SET CMP0017 NEW)
+
 ###
 ### Tomahawk application info
 ###
diff --git a/thirdparty/qxt/qxtweb-standalone/CMakeLists.txt b/thirdparty/qxt/qxtweb-standalone/CMakeLists.txt
index ec81d04cb..c0a453e40 100644
--- a/thirdparty/qxt/qxtweb-standalone/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/thirdparty/qxt/qxtweb-standalone/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ PROJECT(libqxtweb-standalone)
 CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8 FATAL_ERROR)
 SET(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
 SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ".")
+CMAKE_POLICY(SET CMP0017 NEW)
 
 FIND_PACKAGE( Qt4 4.6.0 COMPONENTS QtCore QtNetwork REQUIRED )
 set(QT_USE_QTNETWORK TRUE)