diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.nix
index 119d777459dd..723491b6d066 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/allegro/5.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   cmake,
   enet,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch2,
   fixDarwinDylibNames,
   flac,
   freetype,
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-agE3K+6VhhG/LO52fiesCsOq1fNYVRhdW7aKdPCbTOo=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      name = "Bump CMake minimum version to 3.5";
+      url = "https://github.com/liballeg/allegro5/commit/6e93fcaabaafd81701f4cd1b74f4b69dd598bc9b.patch?full_index=1";
+      hash = "sha256-IEnn66bS2m6MVFCNf341yLtd7jTl2gflL5EFJFmbEt4=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     pkg-config