diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/dream-html/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/dream-html/default.nix
index d46990d44847..c5bdb34013a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/dream-html/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/dream-html/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ buildDunePackage {
   pname = "dream-html";
   inherit (pure-html) src version meta;
 
+  minimalOCamlVersion = "5.3";
+
   buildInputs = [
     ppxlib
   ];