diff --git a/cmake/host-tools.cmake b/cmake/host-tools.cmake
index a88c640b362..80024380a4b 100644
--- a/cmake/host-tools.cmake
+++ b/cmake/host-tools.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if(${WEST} STREQUAL WEST-NOTFOUND)
 else()
   # If west is found, make sure its version matches the minimum
   # required one.
-  set(MIN_WEST_VERSION 0.6.0)
+  set(MIN_WEST_VERSION 0.7.1)
   execute_process(
     COMMAND
     ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}
@@ -38,13 +38,11 @@ else()
   # even after output is one line.
   message(STATUS "Found west: ${WEST} (found suitable version \"${west_version}\", minimum required is \"${MIN_WEST_VERSION}\")")
 
-  if (${west_version} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "0.7.1")
-    execute_process(
-      COMMAND ${WEST}  topdir
-      OUTPUT_VARIABLE  WEST_TOPDIR
-      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-      )
-  endif()
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND ${WEST}  topdir
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE  WEST_TOPDIR
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+    )
 endif()
 
 # dtc is an optional dependency. Search for it on PATH and in