diff --git a/net/dsniff/Makefile b/net/dsniff/Makefile
index 6b645043b..a26f6fe83 100644
--- a/net/dsniff/Makefile
+++ b/net/dsniff/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/dsniff
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
-  DEPENDS:=+libpcap +libnids +libnet0 +libopenssl +libgdbm
+  DEPENDS:=+libpcap +libnids +libnet0 +libopenssl +libgdbm $(LIBRPC_DEPENDS)
   TITLE:=A collection of tools for network auditing and penetration testing
   URL:=http://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/
 endef
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ define Package/dsniff/description
 	A collection of tools for network auditing and penetration testing.
 endef
 
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += $(LIBRPC)
+
 define Build/Configure
 	$(call Build/Configure/Default, \
 		--with-gdbm="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" \