diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3303f7226358c4991f83a84c40bea2b25f0bd278..cd81f003c817b08f81f1ffadf12aa5ac2ad77497 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include(TestBigEndian)
 include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
 include(cmake/macros.cmake)
-project(libaec)
+project(libaec C)
 set(libaec_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(libaec_VERSION_MINOR 0)
 set(libaec_VERSION_PATCH 2)