diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/patch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/patch/default.nix
index 623a79a692ef..2615b3d3e4ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/patch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/patch/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ buildDunePackage rec {
   pname = "patch";
   version = "2.0.0";
 
+  minimalOCamlVersion = "4.03";
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "hannesm";
     repo = "patch";