diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/heaptrack/heaptrack_1.2.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/heaptrack/heaptrack_1.2.0.bb
index 3aca51ee3e..6896daf836 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/heaptrack/heaptrack_1.2.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/heaptrack/heaptrack_1.2.0.bb
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ SRCREV = "bc9e3744bcc47de978673d1e382f4125a1ab5fa8"
 
 inherit cmake
 
-EXTRA_OECMAKE += "-DHEAPTRACK_BUILD_GUI=OFF"
+EXTRA_OECMAKE += "-DHEAPTRACK_BUILD_GUI=OFF \
+                  -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 \
+"
 
 # libunwind is not yet ported to RISCV
 COMPATIBLE_HOST:riscv32 = "null"