diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/c/cmake.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/c/cmake.py
index 42dadd996c..924139f50c 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/c/cmake.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/c/cmake.py
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
 from easybuild.tools.build_log import EasyBuildError
 from easybuild.tools.config import build_option
 from easybuild.tools.filetools import apply_regex_substitutions
-from easybuild.tools.modules import get_software_root, get_software_libdir
+from easybuild.tools.modules import get_software_root, get_software_libdir, get_software_version
 import easybuild.tools.environment as env
 from easybuild.tools.filetools import symlink
+from easybuild.tools import LooseVersion
 
 
 class EB_CMake(ConfigureMake):
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ def configure_step(self):
         add_cmake_opts = {}
         if self.cfg['use_openssl']:
             add_cmake_opts['CMAKE_USE_OPENSSL'] = 'ON'
+        # Use CMP0094 policy for python resolution. This is only available for CMake versions newer than 3.15 included
+        cmake_version = get_software_version('CMake')
+        if LooseVersion(cmake_version) >= LooseVersion('3.15'):
+            add_cmake_opts['MAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0094'] = 'NEW'
 
         cmake_prefix_path = os.environ.get('CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH', '').split(':')
         cmake_library_path = os.environ.get('CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH', '').split(':')