diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c93560..f758725 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,10 +9,18 @@ set(TUFAO_VERSION ${TUFAO_VERSION_MAJOR}.${TUFAO_VERSION_MINOR}.${TUFAO_VERSION_
 set(TUFAO_BRIEF "An asynchronous web framework for C++ built on top of Qt")
 
 # Dependencies
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
 
+# CMake since 3.1 has ability to use particular C/C++ standarts.
+# For versions before 3.1 use FindCXX11 module as fallback.
+if("${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "3.1")
+    set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+    find_package(CXX11 REQUIRED)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CXX11_FLAGS}")
+endif()
+
 get_target_property(QMAKE_EXECUTABLE Qt5::qmake LOCATION)
 function(QUERY_QMAKE VAR RESULT)
     exec_program("${QMAKE_EXECUTABLE}" ARGS "-query ${VAR}" RETURN_VALUE return_code OUTPUT_VARIABLE output)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 85560ab..c63c636 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,11 +43,19 @@ set_target_properties(
     VERSION ${TUFAO_VERSION}
     VS_KEYWORD Qt4VSv1.0
     AUTOMOC ON
-    CXX_STANDARD 11
-    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
     INSTALL_NAME_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${libdir}"
 )
 
+# CXX_STANDARD was introduced in CMake 3.1
+if("${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER "3.0")
+    set_target_properties(
+        "${TUFAO_LIBRARY}"
+        PROPERTIES
+        CXX_STANDARD 11
+        CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
+    )
+endif()
+
 if("${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "2.8.12")
   target_include_directories("${TUFAO_LIBRARY}" INTERFACE "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${includedir}")
   install(TARGETS "${TUFAO_LIBRARY}" EXPORT "${TUFAO_LIBRARY}-export"
diff --git a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c1db9e..aa57f22 100644
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,9 +25,19 @@ macro(setup_test_target target)
         "${target}"
         PROPERTIES
         AUTOMOC ON
-        CXX_STANDARD 11
-        CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
     )
+
+    # CXX_STANDARD was introduced in CMake 3.1
+    if("${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER "3.0")
+        set_target_properties(
+            "${target}"
+            PROPERTIES
+            CXX_STANDARD 11
+            CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
+        )
+endif()
+
+
     target_link_libraries("${target}" "${TUFAO_LIBRARY}")
 
     add_test(NAME "${target}"