diff --git a/pkgs/games/LambdaHack/default.nix b/pkgs/games/LambdaHack/default.nix
index 3ddbbbdc5bf8..6536d83183cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/LambdaHack/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/LambdaHack/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     unorderedContainers vector vectorBinaryInstances zlib
   ];
   doCheck = false;
+  patchPhase = ''
+    sed -i -e 's|gtk >=.*|gtk|' LambdaHack.cabal
+  '';
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://github.com/LambdaHack/LambdaHack";
     description = "A roguelike game engine in early development";