diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/n2n/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/n2n/default.nix
index 08028910f82a..cde49d1c392d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/n2n/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/n2n/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkg-config }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkg-config, libcap }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "n2n";
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
 
+  buildInputs = [
+    libcap
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs autogen.sh
   '';