diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-build-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-build-tools/default.nix
index abb1611778da..e08032f99160 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-build-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-build-tools/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # Without this, dependants fail to link.
     substituteInPlace cmake/modules/LXQtCompilerSettings.cmake \
       --replace-fail AppleClang Clang
+  ''
+  + lib.optionalString (lib.versionOlder version "2.2.1") ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1.0 FATAL_ERROR)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [