diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/opentx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/opentx/default.nix
index c3e100db084b..2d3389ff0faa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/opentx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/opentx/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-F3zykJhKuIpLQSTjn7mcdjEmgRAlwCZpkTaKQR9ve3g=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # fix error "The LOCATION property may not be read from target" and ensure proper linking of Qt modules so build don't fail
+    ./fix-cmake-qt-linking-and-location.patch
+  ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     gcc-arm-embedded
@@ -44,6 +48,12 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     sed -i companion/src/burnconfigdialog.cpp \
       -e 's|/usr/.*bin/dfu-util|${dfu-util}/bin/dfu-util|' \
       -e 's|/usr/.*bin/avrdude|${avrdude}/bin/avrdude|'
+
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)" \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_policy(SET CMP0023 OLD)" "cmake_policy(SET CMP0023 NEW)"
+    substituteInPlace companion/src/thirdparty/maxlibqt/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
   '';
 
   cmakeFlags = [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/opentx/fix-cmake-qt-linking-and-location.patch b/pkgs/applications/misc/opentx/fix-cmake-qt-linking-and-location.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..857fca37716c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/opentx/fix-cmake-qt-linking-and-location.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--- a/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/companion/src/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@
+ qt5_wrap_cpp(companion_SRCS ${companion_MOC_HDRS})
+ 
+ add_executable(${COMPANION_NAME} MACOSX_BUNDLE ${WIN_EXECUTABLE_TYPE} ${companion_SRCS} ${icon_RC})
+-target_link_libraries(${COMPANION_NAME} PRIVATE generaledit modeledit qcustomplot shared ${CPN_COMMON_LIB})
+-
++target_link_libraries(${COMPANION_NAME} PRIVATE generaledit modeledit qcustomplot shared ${CPN_COMMON_LIB}
++Qt5::Network Qt5::PrintSupport)
+ PrintTargetReport("${COMPANION_NAME}")
+ 
+ ############# Standalone simulator ###############
+@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@
+   string(TOLOWER ${PCB} FLAVOUR)
+ endif()
+ if(POLICY CMP0026)
+-  cmake_policy(SET CMP0026 OLD)  # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/policy/CMP0026.html
++  cmake_policy(SET CMP0026 NEW)  # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.0/policy/CMP0026.html
+ endif()
+ 
+ if(SIMU_TARGET)
+-  get_property(current_plugin TARGET opentx-${FLAVOUR}-simulator PROPERTY LOCATION)
++  set(current_plugin $<TARGET_FILE:opentx-${FLAVOUR}-simulator>)
+   list(APPEND simulator_plugins "${current_plugin}")
+ endif()
+