diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e8195da2..85d1213a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ IF(WIN32)
     CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.4.6 FATAL_ERROR)
 ELSE(WIN32)
     IF(APPLE)
-        CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.4.6 FATAL_ERROR)
+        CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6.0 FATAL_ERROR)
         IF(${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION} EQUAL 2 AND ${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} EQUAL 4 AND ${CMAKE_PATCH_VERSION} LESS 7)
             MESSAGE("Warning: A critical CMake bug exists in 2.4.6 and below. Trying to build Universal Binaries will result in a compile error that seems unrelated. Either avoid building Universal Binaries by changing the CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES field to list only your architecture, or upgrade to the current CVS version of CMake or a newer stable version if it exists.")
         ENDIF(${CMAKE_MAJOR_VERSION} EQUAL 2 AND ${CMAKE_MINOR_VERSION} EQUAL 4 AND ${CMAKE_PATCH_VERSION} LESS 7)