diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
index f1bcb186813..f4de617ced3 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
@@ -957,7 +957,8 @@ set(EP_COMMON_CMAKE_ARGS
     -DCMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY=${CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY}
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
     -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT=${CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT}
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=${CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE})
+    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=${CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE}
+    -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5)
 
 # if building with a toolchain file, pass that through
 if(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
@@ -1025,6 +1026,8 @@ macro(prepare_fetchcontent)
   set(CMAKE_COMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR FALSE)
   set(CMAKE_EXPORT_NO_PACKAGE_REGISTRY TRUE)
   set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH ${ARROW_INSTALL_NAME_RPATH})
+  set(CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM 3.5)
+
   if(MSVC)
     string(REPLACE "/WX" "" CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG}")
     string(REPLACE "/WX" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG}")