diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c52b5a3d..828d2d57 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,9 +26,16 @@ INCLUDE(GNUInstallDirs)
 ####### local cmake modules #######
 SET(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 
-if(POLICY CMP0043)
-    cmake_policy(SET CMP0043 OLD)
-endif()
+# Policy CMP0043 introduced in cmake version 3.0 IGNORES the use of COMPILE_DEFINITIONS suffixed variables, e.g. COMPILE_DEFINITIONS_DEBUG
+# Set to OLD behavior until minimum cmake version >= 2.8.10 (version that COMPILE_DEFINITIONS can be set by generator expressions instead)
+if (POLICY CMP0043)
+   cmake_policy(SET CMP0043 OLD)
+endif (POLICY CMP0043)
+# Policy CMP0042 introduced in cmake version 3.0 enables the use of @rpath in an install name via MACOSX_RPATH by default
+# Set to OLD behavior so that all versions use the same behavior, or until minimum cmake version >= 2.8.12 (version where @rpath is available)
+if (POLICY CMP0042)
+   cmake_policy(SET CMP0042 OLD)
+endif (POLICY CMP0042)
 
 #######################
 # VERSION