diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 3dcffb0d1d72fdccfcc625202457740cf725cf68..7d862ed3117168a8d632171b161fc7deafaaf9c4 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 # M.Frank, CERN, 2015:  Adapt to new cmake scripts
 #==========================================================================
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3 FATAL_ERROR)
+if (POLICY CMP0074)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0074 NEW) # CMake 3.12
+endif ()
 
 project( DD4hep_Examples )