diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index 08fe7c431e..ba287d244a 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ define inner-cmake-package
 
 $(3)_SUPPORTS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD ?= YES
 
-# Some packages requires CMake 3.0.0 but latest CMake requires >=3.5
-# Set the policy version minimum to force these packages to 3.5 or greater.
-$(2)_CONF_OPTS += -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
-
 # The default backend, unless specified by the package
 $(3)_CMAKE_BACKEND ?= make
 
diff --git a/support/dependencies/check-host-cmake.sh b/support/dependencies/check-host-cmake.sh
index fadeae9f6b..c7aa16f48d 100755
--- a/support/dependencies/check-host-cmake.sh
+++ b/support/dependencies/check-host-cmake.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 major_min="${1%.*}"
 minor_min="${1#*.}"
 
+major_max="4"
+minor_max="0"
+
 shift
 
 for candidate; do
@@ -32,6 +35,12 @@ for candidate; do
     major="${version%.*}"
     minor="${version#*.}"
 
+    if [ ${major} -gt ${major_max} ]; then
+        continue
+    elif [ ${major} -eq ${major_max} -a ${minor} -ge ${minor_max} ]; then
+        continue
+    fi
+
     if [ ${major} -gt ${major_min} ]; then
         echo "${cmake}"
         exit