diff --git a/pkgs/development/misc/h3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/misc/h3/default.nix
index 83228cb58460..ea7dc1db013f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/misc/h3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/misc/h3/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ let
         (lib.cmakeBool "ENABLE_FORMAT" false)
         (lib.cmakeBool "ENABLE_LINTING" false)
         (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_FILTERS" withFilters)
-      ];
+      ]
+      ++ (lib.optionals (lib.versionOlder version "4.0.0") [ "-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5" ]);
 
       meta = {
         homepage = "https://h3geo.org/";