diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/electrs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/electrs/default.nix
index 84b2a2f736a1..4981b28fc149 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/electrs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/electrs/default.nix
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ llvmPackages.clang ];
   LIBCLANG_PATH = "${llvmPackages.libclang.lib}/lib";
 
-  # temporarily disable dynamic linking, which broke with rocksdb update 6.23.3 -> 6.25.3
-  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/143524#issuecomment-955053331
-  #
   # link rocksdb dynamically
-  # ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR = "${rocksdb}/include";
-  # ROCKSDB_LIB_DIR = "${rocksdb}/lib";
+  ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR = "${rocksdb}/include";
+  ROCKSDB_LIB_DIR = "${rocksdb}/lib";
 
   buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Security ];