diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ms/msnake/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ms/msnake/package.nix
index 430fb2553639..fac1933ab265 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ms/msnake/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ms/msnake/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-5q3yT7amPF+SSvO6/eUU7IiK0k6f3nme9YYBUobSuuo=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt --replace-fail \
+      "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.4)" \
+      "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 4.0)"
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
   ];