diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xw/xwinmosaic/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xw/xwinmosaic/package.nix
index a6ce3afe44bb..75ffc31d4bd5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xw/xwinmosaic/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xw/xwinmosaic/package.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libXdamage
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "X window switcher drawing a colourful grid";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;