diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d8424d91..6fdf98db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.27)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.30)
 
 # Get version
 file(READ "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION" VER_RAW)
diff --git a/nix/cmake-version.patch b/nix/cmake-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccc9c738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/cmake-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index 6fdf98db..d8424d91 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.30)
++cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.27)
+ 
+ # Get version
+ file(READ "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION" VER_RAW)
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index 1c6a0113..985a4cbb 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ assert lib.assertMsg (!hidpiXWayland) "The option `hidpiXWayland` has been remov
     patches = [
       # forces GCC to use -std=c++26
       ./stdcxx.patch
+      # Nix does not have CMake 3.30 yet, so override the minimum version
+      ./cmake-version.patch
     ];
 
     postPatch = ''