diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/el/elkhound/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/el/elkhound/package.nix
index 8f8daf2823ad..dc170614dccf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/el/elkhound/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/el/elkhound/package.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs scripts
+
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
   '';
 
   sourceRoot = "${src.name}/src";