diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cp/cppdb/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cp/cppdb/package.nix
index c3f1d70d236e..eba65aeb5cc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cp/cppdb/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cp/cppdb/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0blr1casmxickic84dxzfmn3lm7wrsl4aa2abvpq93rdfddfy3nn";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
   buildInputs = [
     sqlite