diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/br/brlaser/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/br/brlaser/package.nix
index 2cc36dd9d4ed..daf5f4b27199 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/br/brlaser/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/br/brlaser/package.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
+    # NOTE: this can be removed once version 6.2.8 is released
+    "-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5"
     "-DCUPS_SERVER_BIN=lib/cups"
     "-DCUPS_DATA_DIR=share/cups"
   ];