diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/qu/QuadProgpp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/qu/QuadProgpp/package.nix
index d7306f01ba98..35bab2a1eec9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/qu/QuadProgpp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/qu/QuadProgpp/package.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     cmake
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Inline https://github.com/liuq/QuadProgpp/pull/32
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt --replace-fail \
+      'cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)' \
+      'cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)'
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "C++ library for Quadratic Programming";
     longDescription = ''