diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hi/highfive/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hi/highfive/package.nix
index 5551230ace59..45c02e608cd4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hi/highfive/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hi/highfive/package.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DHIGHFIVE_EXAMPLES=OFF"
     "-DHIGHFIVE_UNIT_TESTS=OFF"
     "-DHIGHFIVE_USE_INSTALL_DEPS=ON"
+    (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM" "3.5")
   ]
   ++ (lib.optionals mpiSupport [ "-DHIGHFIVE_PARALLEL_HDF5=ON" ]);