diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xtruss/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xtruss/default.nix
index 1af1ec925e53..9e2ee94efa4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/xtruss/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/xtruss/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, halibut }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "xtruss";
-  version = "20181001.82973f5";
+  version = "20211025.c25bf48";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/xtruss/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1mm8k92zc318jk71wlf2r4rb723nd9lalhjl0pf48raiajb5ifgd";
+    sha256 = "sha256-ikuKHtXEn2UVLE62l7qD9qc9ZUk6jiAqj5ru36vgdHk=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake halibut ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "easy-to-use X protocol tracing program";
     homepage = "https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/xtruss";