diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fe76ffbf9..1753fa4cf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
 
-project(LAPACK)
+project(LAPACK C)
 
 set(LAPACK_MAJOR_VERSION 3)
 set(LAPACK_MINOR_VERSION 12)