diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/eiskaltdcpp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/eiskaltdcpp/default.nix
index caa41241c0f0..434a0655a78c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/eiskaltdcpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/eiskaltdcpp/default.nix
@@ -67,17 +67,28 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ]
   ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin libiconv;
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6.3)" "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)"
+    substituteInPlace {dcpp,dht,extra,}json/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)" "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)"
+    substituteInPlace eiskaltdcpp-{cli,daemon}/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)" "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)"
+    substituteInPlace eiskaltdcpp-qt/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8.11)" "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DDBUS_NOTIFY=ON"
-    "-DFREE_SPACE_BAR_C=ON"
-    "-DLUA_SCRIPT=ON"
-    "-DPERL_REGEX=ON"
-    "-DUSE_ASPELL=ON"
-    "-DUSE_CLI_JSONRPC=ON"
-    "-DUSE_MINIUPNP=ON"
-    "-DUSE_JS=ON"
-    "-DWITH_LUASCRIPTS=ON"
-    "-DWITH_SOUNDS=ON"
+    (lib.cmakeBool "DBUS_NOTIFY" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "FREE_SPACE_BAR_C" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "LUA_SCRIPT" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "PERL_REGEX" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_ASPELL" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_CLI_JSONRPC" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_MINIUPNP" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_JS" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "WITH_LUASCRIPTS" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "WITH_SOUNDS" true)
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''