diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libdivsufsort/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libdivsufsort/package.nix
index 9a229a015875..05f3f629fa8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libdivsufsort/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libdivsufsort/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DBUILD_DIVSUFSORT64=YES"
+    "-DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.10"
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];