diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/se/seafile-client/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/se/seafile-client/package.nix
index 5176360e215b..ad7d29ff1629 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/se/seafile-client/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/se/seafile-client/package.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt --replace-fail \
+      'CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8.9)' \
+      'CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 3.10)'
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     libuuid
     pkg-config