diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xc/xc3sprog/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xc/xc3sprog/package.nix
index f07fcb841464..1bbe1fbcc136 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xc/xc3sprog/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xc/xc3sprog/package.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14"
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+    substituteInPlace javr/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Command-line tools for programming FPGAs, microcontrollers and PROMs via JTAG";
     homepage = "https://xc3sprog.sourceforge.net/";