diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libcsptr/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libcsptr/package.nix
index d055ec74479f..1b1e0ba59ac9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libcsptr/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libcsptr/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM" "3.5")
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Smart pointer constructs for the (GNU) C programming language";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Snaipe/libcsptr";