diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a956d19d..8de1702c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -673,7 +673,13 @@ if (STATIC_SQLITE3)
 	)
 	target_include_directories(sqlite.ndll PRIVATE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libs/src/Sqlite3)
 	target_link_libraries(sqlite.ndll libneko)
-	target_compile_definitions(sqlite.ndll PRIVATE SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER=250000 SQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE=1)
+	if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 2.8.11)
+		set_target_properties(sqlite.ndll
+			PROPERTIES
+				COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER=250000;SQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE=1")
+	else()
+		target_compile_definitions(sqlite.ndll PRIVATE SQLITE_MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER=250000 SQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE=1)
+	endif()
 else()
 	add_library(sqlite.ndll MODULE ${EXCLUDE_SQLITE_NDLL_FROM_ALL} libs/sqlite/sqlite.c)
 	pkg_check_modules(SQLITE3 REQUIRED sqlite3)