diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/PV3FoamReader/CMakeLists.txt b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/PV3FoamReader/CMakeLists.txt
index 01d4f5a9fe..17be614da4 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/PV3FoamReader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/PV3FoamReader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 # the pqReader.xml file contains xml defining readers with their
 # file extensions and descriptions.
 
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4)
+
 FIND_PACKAGE(ParaView REQUIRED)
 INCLUDE(${PARAVIEW_USE_FILE})