diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6943966f5..8a4d95674 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ if(WIN32)
 	string(TIMESTAMP RC_VERSION_YEAR "%Y")
 
 	if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_WINDOWS_VERSION)
-		set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_VERSION "WINXP")
+                set(CMAKE_WINDOWS_VERSION "WIN7")
 	endif()
 
 	if(CMAKE_WINDOWS_VERSION STREQUAL "WINXP")