diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/pothos/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/pothos/default.nix
index cf9b3be83409..3d49bd8229f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/pothos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/pothos/default.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     ./cstring.patch
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+    substituteInPlace spuce/{,spuce}/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+
+    substituteInPlace spuce/qt_{fir,iir,other,window}/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+
+    substituteInPlace {audio,blocks,comms,flow,plotters,python,soapy,widgets}/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+
+  '';
+
   # poco 1.14 requires c++17
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-std=gnu++17" ];