diff --git a/cmake/preReq.cmake b/cmake/preReq.cmake
index 57690a91..d501521c 100644
--- a/cmake/preReq.cmake
+++ b/cmake/preReq.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ if(pFlow_STD_Parallel_Alg)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-cmake_policy(SET CMP0169 OLD)
+# Check CMake version and set policy CMP0169 if CMake version is 3.30 or higher
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.30")
+    cmake_policy(SET CMP0169 OLD)
+endif()
 
 # Kokkos folder creation 
 set(Kokkos_Source_DIR $ENV{HOME}/Kokkos/kokkos)