diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/unqlite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/unqlite/default.nix
index 5e15f7e4d103..ae1261f807ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/unqlite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/unqlite/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.0.0)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://unqlite.org/";
     description = "Self-contained, serverless, zero-conf, transactional NoSQL DB library";