diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/te/teapot/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/te/teapot/package.nix
index 0fee424811fb..7bfa9a9f6f8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/te/teapot/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/te/teapot/package.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-DENABLE_HELP=OFF"
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Table Editor And Planner, Or: Teapot";
     longDescription = ''