diff --git a/cmake/Modules/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake b/cmake/Modules/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake
index 5f9a583af..50589ccd1 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 add_library(zm-compile-option-interface INTERFACE)
 
 # Use -std=c++11 instead of -std=gnu++11
-set(CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
 add_library(zm-feature-interface INTERFACE)
 
-target_compile_features(zm-feature-interface
-  INTERFACE
-    cxx_std_11)
+# The cxx_std_* feature flags were only introduced in CMake 3.8
+# Use to old way to specify the required standard level for older CMake versions.
+# Remove this once we raise the required CMake version.
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 3.8.0)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+else()
+  target_compile_features(zm-feature-interface
+    INTERFACE
+      cxx_std_11)
+endif()
 
 # Interface to set warning levels on targets
 # It gets populated in the compiler specific script