diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 93067d859..eee63198e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-project(ccommon)
+project(ccommon C)
 
 enable_testing()