diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libitl/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libitl/package.nix
index ce6c87b115ee..0a478041dfef 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libitl/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libitl/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-bhejnA7FfuopR27heliaE/vNd1Rqvnjj3n/vkjmimAw=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Islamic Tools and Libraries (ITL)";
     longDescription = ''