diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 16d89ff..ae10d1d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,13 +71,14 @@
 # 2021-06-14 PH applied Wolfgang Stöggl's patch for generating pcre-config and
 #            libpcre*.pc files (Bugzilla #2583)
 
-PROJECT(PCRE C CXX)
+
 
 # Increased minimum to 2.8.5 to support GNUInstallDirs. Set policy
 # CMP0026 to avoid warnings for the use of LOCATION in GET_TARGET_PROPERTY.
 
-CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.5)
-CMAKE_POLICY(SET CMP0026 OLD)
+CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.5)
+PROJECT(PCRE C CXX)
+#CMAKE_POLICY(SET CMP0026 OLD)
 
 # For FindReadline.cmake. This was changed to allow setting CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
 # on the command line.
@@ -485,12 +486,12 @@ OPTION(PCRE_REBUILD_CHARTABLES "Rebuild char tables" OFF)
 IF(PCRE_REBUILD_CHARTABLES)
   ADD_EXECUTABLE(dftables dftables.c)
 
-  GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(DFTABLES_EXE dftables LOCATION)
+  #GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(DFTABLES_EXE dftables LOCATION)
 
   ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
     COMMENT "Generating character tables (pcre_chartables.c) for current locale"
     DEPENDS dftables
-    COMMAND ${DFTABLES_EXE}
+    COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:dftables>
     ARGS        ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/pcre_chartables.c
     OUTPUT      ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/pcre_chartables.c
   )