diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nut/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nut/package.py
index 6e375bcbd09..e8f99c775cd 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nut/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nut/package.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Nut(CMakePackage):
         'openmp', git='https://github.com/lanl/NuT.git',
         branch='openmp')
 
+    depends_on('cmake@3.0:')
     depends_on('random123')
 
     conflicts('%intel', when='@serial')