diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xc/xcalib/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xc/xcalib/package.nix
index 515fb2b9cc8a..0ad51f9ee12f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xc/xcalib/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xc/xcalib/package.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   libXxf86vm,
   libXrandr,
   samurai,
+  fetchpatch,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-o0pizV4Qrb9wfVKVNH2Ifb9tr7N7iveVHQB39WVCl8w=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # bump min cmake to v3.5
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://codeberg.org/OpenICC/xcalib/commit/e8566ead8c043b5f0003c3613b91deab6430eac8.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-gZc4itfsP5T68ZucdYJWJ4sL11xFaw5ePABsmEYHxrU=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     ninja