diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ds/dsniff/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ds/dsniff/package.nix
index 316b728868d3..a37d81216eaf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ds/dsniff/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ds/dsniff/package.nix
@@ -34,11 +34,23 @@ let
   };
   pcap = symlinkJoin {
     inherit (libpcap) name;
-    paths = [ (libpcap.overrideAttrs { dontDisableStatic = true; }) ];
+    paths =
+      let
+        staticlibpcap = libpcap.overrideAttrs { dontDisableStatic = true; };
+      in
+      [
+        (lib.getInclude staticlibpcap)
+        (lib.getLib staticlibpcap)
+      ];
     postBuild = ''
       cp -rs $out/include/pcap $out/include/net
-      # prevent references to libpcap
-      rm $out/lib/*.so*
+      # check the presence of the files that ./configure expects
+      for i in $out/lib/libpcap.a $out/include/pcap.h $out/include/net/bpf.h; do
+        if ! test -f $i; then
+          echo $i is missing from output
+          exit 1
+        fi
+      done
     '';
   };
   net = symlinkJoin {
@@ -71,8 +83,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     domain = "salsa.debian.org";
     owner = "pkg-security-team";
     repo = "dsniff";
-    rev = "debian/${version}+debian-34";
-    sha256 = "sha256-CY0+G09KZXtAwKuaYh5/qcmZjuNhdGis3zCG14hWtqw=";
+    tag = "debian/${version}+debian-35";
+    hash = "sha256-RVv9USAHTVYnGgKygIPgfXpfjCYigJvScuzc2+1Uzfw=";
     name = "dsniff.tar.gz";
   };