diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c04ec20db..fbf9947688 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ if(UR_FORMAT_CPP_STYLE)
         message(STATUS "Found clang-format: ${CLANG_FORMAT} (version: ${CLANG_FORMAT_VERSION})")
 
         set(CLANG_FORMAT_REQUIRED "15.0")
-        if(NOT (CLANG_FORMAT_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL CLANG_FORMAT_REQUIRED))
+        if(NOT (CLANG_FORMAT_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL CLANG_FORMAT_REQUIRED))
             message(FATAL_ERROR "required clang-format version is ${CLANG_FORMAT_REQUIRED}")
         endif()
     else()