diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/megahit/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/me/megahit/package.nix
index 84b8953a0556..ea0266471781 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/megahit/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/megahit/package.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   cmakeFlags = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic [
     "-DSTATIC_BUILD=ON"
   ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Ultra-fast single-node solution for large and complex metagenomics assembly via succinct de Bruijn graph";
     license = licenses.gpl3;