diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lua-sol2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lua-sol2/package.py
index daa843a2e2d..36988ed9f1a 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lua-sol2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lua-sol2/package.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class LuaSol2(CMakePackage):
     depends_on("c", type="build")
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")
 
+    depends_on("cmake@3.26.0:", when="@3.5.0:", type="build")
+
     # Lua is not needed when building, since sol2 is headers-only
     depends_on("lua", type=("link", "run"))