diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/us/usbtop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/us/usbtop/package.nix
index 8b4bad511fa5..d169964184d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/us/usbtop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/us/usbtop/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0qbad0aq6j4jrh90l6a0akk71wdzhyzmy6q8wl138axyj2bp9kss";
   };
 
+  postPatch =
+    # fix compatibility with CMake (https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v4.0/command/cmake_minimum_required.html)
+    # TODO: drop when https://github.com/aguinet/usbtop/pull/45 is merged
+    ''
+      substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+        --replace-fail \
+          'cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)' \
+          'cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8...4.0)'
+    '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
   buildInputs = [
     libpcap