diff --git a/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake b/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
index 04def60f..2f70f0b0 100644
--- a/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
+++ b/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #   Test and Google Mock's option() definitions, and thus must be
 #   called *after* the options have been defined.
 
+if (POLICY CMP0054)
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0054 NEW)
+endif (POLICY CMP0054)
+
 # Tweaks CMake's default compiler/linker settings to suit Google Test's needs.
 #
 # This must be a macro(), as inside a function string() can only