diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xk/xkb-switch/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xk/xkb-switch/package.nix
index 8ecfe8d4ef5f..9af6baa37c15 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xk/xkb-switch/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xk/xkb-switch/package.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libxkbfile
   ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Switch your X keyboard layouts from the command line";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ierton/xkb-switch";