diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d237ad22..b39d39b2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ if (TESTS)
   # catch requires C++ files when built out of its tree now, so we cannot 'just get the git repository' anymore
   # which sort of sucks, but MEH
   # this is easiest for now
-  file(download https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2/releases/download/v2.0.1/catch.hpp ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Catch/include/catch.hpp)
+  file(DOWNLOAD https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2/releases/download/v2.0.1/catch.hpp ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Catch/include/catch.hpp)
   file(GLOB TEST_SRC tests/test*.cpp)
   source_group(tests FILES ${TEST_SRC})