diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigpio/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigpio/package.nix
index 796847528482..a106642e4931 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigpio/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pi/pigpio/package.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   version = "79";
   format = if buildPythonPackage == null then null else "setuptools";
 
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/445447
+    (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM" "3.10")
+  ];
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "joan2937";
     repo = "pigpio";