diff --git a/macros.cmake b/macros.cmake
index ade5e02be..b272fa02c 100644
--- a/macros.cmake
+++ b/macros.cmake
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ debugmsg("Search returned: ${MYSQL_DIR_LOC}")
   if (DEFINED EMBEDDED_LIB)
 	if( NOT (IS_DIRECTORY ${EMBEDDED_LIB}) )
 	  debugmsg("EMBEDDED_LIB is not a directory: ${EMBEDDED_LIB}")
-	  if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.12 )
+	  if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.8.12 )
 		set(COMP_VAR PATH)
 	  else()
 		set(COMP_VAR DIRECTORY)