diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libclipboard/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libclipboard/package.nix
index 122cbb651ab9..d2cad0072f8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libclipboard/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libclipboard/package.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-553hNG8QUlt/Aff9EKYr6w279ELr+2MX7nh1SKIklhA=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   buildInputs = [
     libxcb
     libXau