diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a2e31ff389e079d5f4429357a084c84c613f3b71..9bff37b3772257f0dd578d756b7aefb3bd2fb02f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ADD_PROJECT_DEPENDENCY(gazebo REQUIRED)
 ADD_PROJECT_DEPENDENCY(roscpp)
 find_package(catkin REQUIRED COMPONENTS roscpp)
 
-if(${gazebo_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 11)
+if(NOT ${gazebo_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 11)
   CHECK_MINIMAL_CXX_STANDARD(17 ENFORCE)
 endif()