diff --git a/srcpkgs/libpcap/template b/srcpkgs/libpcap/template
index 5f425d5ca9f..102255a229d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libpcap/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libpcap/template
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'libpcap'
 pkgname=libpcap
-version=1.6.2
-revision=3
+version=1.7.2
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-ipv6 --with-libnl --with-pcap=linux
  $(vopt_enable bluetooth) $(vopt_enable dbus) $(vopt_enable usb canusb)"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config flex libnl3-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config flex"
 makedepends="libnl3-devel
  $(vopt_if bluetooth libbluetooth-devel)
  $(vopt_if dbus dbus-devel)
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.tcpdump.org/"
 license="BSD"
 distfiles="http://www.tcpdump.org/release/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=5db3e2998f1eeba2c76da55da5d474248fe19c44f49e15cac8a796a2c7e19690
+checksum=1a4abc1f268b68f97e69a497f53695c9acc7a13f1d522a4d940dea276e6698ae
 
 build_options="bluetooth dbus usb"
 build_options_default="usb"
 
+# for libnl
+CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/libnl3"
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 	for f in ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man3/*.3pcap; do