diff --git a/devel/libcuckoo/Makefile b/devel/libcuckoo/Makefile
index fb97ec69b53a..2d9cac62c8db 100644
--- a/devel/libcuckoo/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libcuckoo/Makefile
@@ -1,26 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	libcuckoo
 PORTVERSION=	0.3.1
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	arrowd@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Performant hash table implementation
 WWW=		https://github.com/efficient/libcuckoo
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		cmake:testing
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	efficient
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
+CMAKE_ARGS=	-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		TEST
 
 TEST_CMAKE_BOOL=	BUILD_TESTS BUILD_STRESS_TESTS BUILD_UNIT_TESTS
 
 TESTING_UNSAFE=	bundled Catch2 library is too old for FreeBSD 14+
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>