diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libemf2svg/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libemf2svg/package.nix
index fcddf49be644..7d2b29e41b20 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libemf2svg/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libemf2svg/package.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libpng
   ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Microsoft EMF to SVG conversion library";
     mainProgram = "emf2svg-conv";