diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ab/abuse/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ab/abuse/package.nix
index 000acca99498..b74f320485da 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ab/abuse/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ab/abuse/package.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${lib.getDev SDL2}/include/SDL2";
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM" "3.10")
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     copyDesktopItems
     cmake