diff --git a/pkgs/applications/ike/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/ike/default.nix
index 52330b57b8fa..7bba42152e8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/ike/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/ike/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, openssl, libedit, flex, bison, qt4, makeWrapper, gcc }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, openssl, libedit, flex, bison, qt4, makeWrapper
+, gcc, nettools, iproute, linuxHeaders }:
 
 # NOTE: use $out/etc/iked.conf as sample configuration and also set: dhcp_file "/etc/iked.dhcp";
 # launch with "iked -f /etc/iked.conf"
 
+# NOTE: my testings reveal that kernels 3.11.10 and 3.12.6 won't let the traffic through the tunnel,
+# so I'm sticking with 3.4
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "ike-2.2.1";
 
@@ -11,11 +15,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0fhyr2psd93b0zf7yfb72q3nqnh65mymgq5jpjcsj9jv5kfr6l8y";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ cmake openssl libedit flex bison qt4 makeWrapper ];
+  buildInputs = [ cmake openssl libedit flex bison qt4 makeWrapper nettools iproute ];
 
   configurePhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/{bin,sbin,lib}
-    cmake -DQTGUI=YES -DETCDIR=$out/etc -DLIBDIR=$out/lib -DSBINDIR=$out/sbin -DBINDIR=$out/bin -DMANDIR=$out/man -DNATT=YES -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:BOOL=$out
+    cmake -DQTGUI=YES -DETCDIR=$out/etc -DLIBDIR=$out/lib -DSBINDIR=$out/sbin -DBINDIR=$out/bin \
+          -DKRNINC="${linuxHeaders}/include/" -DTESTS=YES \
+          -DMANDIR=$out/man -DNATT=YES -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:BOOL=$out
   '';
 
   buildPhase = ''