diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index cc049e207..5a8480f09 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if(ESP_PLATFORM)
 
 else()
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 project(lvgl_tests LANGUAGES C CXX)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)