diff --git a/cmake.config/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake.config/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bf4a60cf1..26a7a262c1 100644
--- a/cmake.config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake.config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@ configure_file (
   "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake.config/auto/config.h"
   )
 
-configure_file(versiondef.h.in auto/versiondef.h.gen)
+if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.15)
+  configure_file(versiondef.h.in auto/versiondef.h.gen)
+else()
+  configure_file(versiondef_old.h.in auto/versiondef.h.gen)
+endif()
+
 file(GENERATE
   OUTPUT "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake.config/auto/versiondef-$<CONFIG>.h"
   INPUT "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/cmake.config/auto/versiondef.h.gen")
diff --git a/cmake.config/versiondef.h.in b/cmake.config/versiondef.h.in
index a4c0cfa2d9..b328c1fa00 100644
--- a/cmake.config/versiondef.h.in
+++ b/cmake.config/versiondef.h.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #define NVIM_API_LEVEL_COMPAT @NVIM_API_LEVEL_COMPAT@
 #define NVIM_API_PRERELEASE @NVIM_API_PRERELEASE@
 
-#define NVIM_VERSION_CFLAGS "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG}>$<$<CONFIG:Release>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}>$<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO}>$<$<CONFIG:MinSizeRel>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL}> $<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:nvim,COMPILE_OPTIONS>, > -D$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:nvim,COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>, -D> -I$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:nvim,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>, -I>"
+#define NVIM_VERSION_CFLAGS "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG}>$<$<CONFIG:Release>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}>$<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO}>$<$<CONFIG:MinSizeRel>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL}> $<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:nvim,COMPILE_OPTIONS>, > -D$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:nvim,COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>, -D> -I$<JOIN:$<REMOVE_DUPLICATES:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:nvim,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>>, -I>"
 #define NVIM_VERSION_BUILD_TYPE "$<CONFIG>"
 
 #endif  // AUTO_VERSIONDEF_H
diff --git a/cmake.config/versiondef_old.h.in b/cmake.config/versiondef_old.h.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4c0cfa2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake.config/versiondef_old.h.in
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef AUTO_VERSIONDEF_H
+#define AUTO_VERSIONDEF_H
+
+#define NVIM_VERSION_MAJOR @NVIM_VERSION_MAJOR@
+#define NVIM_VERSION_MINOR @NVIM_VERSION_MINOR@
+#define NVIM_VERSION_PATCH @NVIM_VERSION_PATCH@
+#define NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "@NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE@"
+
+#cmakedefine NVIM_VERSION_MEDIUM "@NVIM_VERSION_MEDIUM@"
+#ifndef NVIM_VERSION_MEDIUM
+# include "auto/versiondef_git.h"
+#endif
+
+#define NVIM_API_LEVEL @NVIM_API_LEVEL@
+#define NVIM_API_LEVEL_COMPAT @NVIM_API_LEVEL_COMPAT@
+#define NVIM_API_PRERELEASE @NVIM_API_PRERELEASE@
+
+#define NVIM_VERSION_CFLAGS "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG}>$<$<CONFIG:Release>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE}>$<$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO}>$<$<CONFIG:MinSizeRel>:${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL}> $<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:nvim,COMPILE_OPTIONS>, > -D$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:nvim,COMPILE_DEFINITIONS>, -D> -I$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:nvim,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>, -I>"
+#define NVIM_VERSION_BUILD_TYPE "$<CONFIG>"
+
+#endif  // AUTO_VERSIONDEF_H