diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xp/xpwn/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xp/xpwn/package.nix
index 24f2e9eb1e52..31c4d8d825c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xp/xpwn/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xp/xpwn/package.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     openssl
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
     homepage = "http://planetbeing.lighthouseapp.com/projects/15246-xpwn";