diff --git a/Source/cmEndIfCommand.cxx b/Source/cmEndIfCommand.cxx
index 7dd1db0cc..fb408a12c 100644
--- a/Source/cmEndIfCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmEndIfCommand.cxx
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 
 bool cmEndIfCommand::InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const&)
 {
+  const char* versionValue
+    = m_Makefile->GetDefinition("CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION");
+  if (!versionValue || (atof(versionValue) <= 1.4))
+    {
+    return true;
+    }
+  
   this->SetError("An ENDIF command was found outside of a proper IF ENDIF structure. Or its arguments did not match the opening IF command.");
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/Source/cmIfCommand.cxx b/Source/cmIfCommand.cxx
index 4fb9bfd6e..de5a09bea 100644
--- a/Source/cmIfCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmIfCommand.cxx
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ ShouldRemove(const char *name, const std::vector<std::string> &args,
 void cmIfFunctionBlocker::
 ScopeEnded(cmMakefile &mf)
 {
+  const char* versionValue
+    = mf.GetDefinition("CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED_VERSION");
+  if (!versionValue || (atof(versionValue) <= 1.4))
+    {
+    return;
+    }
+  
   std::string errmsg = "The end of a CMakeLists file was reached with an IF statement that was not closed properly.\nWithin the directory: ";
   errmsg += mf.GetCurrentDirectory();
   errmsg += "\nThe arguments are: ";