diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fa/fancontrol-gui/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fa/fancontrol-gui/package.nix
index 300a29826289..cdf776561946 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fa/fancontrol-gui/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fa/fancontrol-gui/package.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./version.patch
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     tests.version = testers.testVersion {
       package = fancontrol-gui;