diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/librepcb/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/librepcb/default.nix
index 34abc1d75534..4beee81b114d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/librepcb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/librepcb/default.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cargoRoot = "libs/librepcb/rust-core";
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace libs/muparser/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1.0)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+    substituteInPlace libs/type_safe{/,/external/debug_assert/}CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+    substituteInPlace libs/googletest{/,/googlemock/,/googletest/}CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Free EDA software to develop printed circuit boards";
     homepage = "https://librepcb.org/";