diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c75114dc3..ba6da81f1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-project(mGBA C)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
+project(mGBA)
 set(BINARY_NAME mgba CACHE INTERNAL "Name of output binaries")
 if(NOT MSVC)
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers -std=c99")
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c1d7e665..b46a83a77 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
-enable_language(CXX)
-
 if(NOT MSVC)
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
 endif()