diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c7850c..48dab8d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ set(FRICLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
 set(FRICLIENT_VERSION_MINOR ${CMAKE_MATCH_2})
 set(FRICLIENT_VERSION ${FRICLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${FRICLIENT_VERSION_MINOR})
 
-if (NOT FRICLIENT_VERSION STREQUAL "3.0")
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Expected FRIClient version 3.0, found: " ${FRICLIENT_VERSION})
+if (NOT FRICLIENT_VERSION STREQUAL "2.7")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Expected FRIClient version 2.7, found: " ${FRICLIENT_VERSION})
 endif()
 
 message("Found FRIClient of version: " ${FRICLIENT_VERSION})