diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d420e64228a..22b90e89f43 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,13 +20,33 @@ if (POLICY CMP0051)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0051 OLD)
 endif()
 
+if (POLICY CMP0048)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 NEW)
+  set(cmake_3_0_PROJ_VERSION
+    VERSION ${LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LLVM_VERSION_MINOR}.${LLVM_VERSION_PATCH})
+  set(cmake_3_0_LANGUAGES LANGUAGES)
+endif()
+
 if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.1.20141117)
   set(cmake_3_2_USES_TERMINAL)
 else()
   set(cmake_3_2_USES_TERMINAL USES_TERMINAL)
 endif()
 
-project(LLVM C CXX ASM)
+set(LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR 3)
+set(LLVM_VERSION_MINOR 8)
+set(LLVM_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(LLVM_VERSION_SUFFIX svn)
+
+if (NOT PACKAGE_VERSION)
+  set(PACKAGE_VERSION
+    "${LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LLVM_VERSION_MINOR}.${LLVM_VERSION_PATCH}${LLVM_VERSION_SUFFIX}")
+endif()
+
+project(LLVM
+  ${cmake_3_0_PROJ_VERSION}
+  ${cmake_3_0_LANGUAGES}
+  C CXX ASM)
 
 # The following only works with the Ninja generator in CMake >= 3.0.
 set(LLVM_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS "" CACHE STRING
@@ -58,16 +78,6 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules"
   )
 
-set(LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR 3)
-set(LLVM_VERSION_MINOR 8)
-set(LLVM_VERSION_PATCH 0)
-set(LLVM_VERSION_SUFFIX svn)
-
-if (NOT PACKAGE_VERSION)
-  set(PACKAGE_VERSION
-    "${LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LLVM_VERSION_MINOR}.${LLVM_VERSION_PATCH}${LLVM_VERSION_SUFFIX}")
-endif()
-
 option(LLVM_INSTALL_UTILS "Include utility binaries in the 'install' target." OFF)
 
 option(LLVM_INSTALL_TOOLCHAIN_ONLY "Only include toolchain files in the 'install' target." OFF)