diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/caneda/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/caneda/default.nix
index b99c2201ec09..757314931a2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/caneda/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/caneda/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   mkDerivation,
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   cmake,
   qtbase,
   qttools,
@@ -20,6 +21,13 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-oE0cdOwufc7CHEFr3YU8stjg1hBGs4bemhXpNTCTpDQ=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://sources.debian.org/data/main/c/caneda/0.4.0-2/debian/patches/fix_cmake_minimum_version.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-MRkCA0GWcI6yEo4Ej+F67k0iNG1JHeLNhH0Rbz1QWoA=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
   buildInputs = [
     qtbase