diff --git a/Modules/FortranCInterface.cmake b/Modules/FortranCInterface.cmake
index 7a360de16..a2ef08e48 100644
--- a/Modules/FortranCInterface.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FortranCInterface.cmake
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ if(FortranCInterface_SOURCE_DIR)
   return()
 endif()
 
+# Use CMake 2.8.0 behavior for this module regardless of including context.
+cmake_policy(PUSH)
+cmake_policy(VERSION 2.8.0)
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Verify that C and Fortran are available.
 foreach(lang C Fortran)
@@ -273,3 +277,6 @@ function(FortranCInterface_VERIFY)
       "The output was:\n  ${_output}")
   endif()
 endfunction()
+
+# Restore including context policies.
+cmake_policy(POP)