diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 755ebcffe1..023c3e14b7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Xcode compiler
 if (CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES Xcode)
-	if (NOT XCODE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "5.0")
+	if (XCODE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "5.0")
 		# Automatically select the Xcode compiler if not set
 		if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_GCC_VERSION)
 			# XCode >= 3.1 has gcc 4.2 (up to actual Xcode)
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ if (CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES Xcode)
 		ENDIF(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_GCC_VERSION)
 		# Print the selected compiler version
    	MESSAGE(STATUS "---- Using XCode compiler CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_GCC_VERSION=${CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_GCC_VERSION}")
-	ENDIF(NOT XCODE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "5.0")
+	ENDIF(XCODE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "5.0")
 ENDIF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES Xcode)
 
 if (WIN32 AND Qt5Core_FOUND)