diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f3abe4b8..afd9d2cf2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ endif ()
 
 # Only generate .def for dll on MSVC and always produce pdb files for debug and release
 if(MSVC)
-  if (${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} LESS 3.4)
+  if (${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.4)
     set(OpenBLAS_DEF_FILE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/openblas.def")
   endif()
   set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} /Zi")
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Handle MSVC exports
 if(MSVC AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  if (${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} LESS 3.4)
+  if (${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.4)
     include("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/export.cmake")
   else()
     # Creates verbose .def file (51KB vs 18KB)