diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f07be0e0bd..ffdcd43a60 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1586,11 +1586,19 @@ endif()
 # performance tests
 #-----------------------------------
 if(BUILD_PERF_TESTS AND PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
-    add_custom_target(perf 
-        ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/modules/ts/misc/run.py" --configuration $<CONFIGURATION> "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
-        DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/modules/ts/misc/run.py"
-    )
+    if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "2.8.2")
+        add_custom_target(perf 
+            ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/modules/ts/misc/run.py" --configuration $<CONFIGURATION> "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+            DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/modules/ts/misc/run.py"
+        )
+    else()
+        add_custom_target(perf 
+            ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/modules/ts/misc/run.py" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+            DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/modules/ts/misc/run.py"
+        )
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 #-----------------------------------