diff --git a/tests/auto/cmake/test_waylandclient/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/auto/cmake/test_waylandclient/CMakeLists.txt
index 3788a4927bd..d3dacc0f5bd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/cmake/test_waylandclient/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/cmake/test_waylandclient/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 project(test_plugins)
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0056 NEW)
 
 find_package(Qt5WaylandClient REQUIRED)