diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rclone/browser.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rclone/browser.nix
index 272445a04753..3b6be7da5e6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rclone/browser.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rclone/browser.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     wrapQtAppsHook
   ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5" ];
+
   buildInputs = [ qtbase ];
 
   meta = with lib; {