diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ti/tinyobjloader/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ti/tinyobjloader/package.nix
index a48259172c45..2a14104854b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ti/tinyobjloader/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ti/tinyobjloader/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [ (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM" "3.5") ];
+
   # https://github.com/tinyobjloader/tinyobjloader/issues/336
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace tinyobjloader.pc.in \