diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 362ab3673..1c3b5c8e4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ if (LLAMA_BLAS)
     if (LLAMA_STATIC)
         set(BLA_STATIC ON)
     endif()
-    if ($(CMAKE_VERSION) VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.22)
+    if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 3.22)
         set(BLA_SIZEOF_INTEGER 8)
     endif()