diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libssh/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libssh/default.nix
index be94c99aa389..ad6a4322bc1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libssh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libssh/default.nix
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-FLfcxy6R4IFRxYuYGntXCrJmP2MOfSg3ZF1anGEsG3k=";
   };
 
-  # Do not split 'dev' output until lib/cmake/libssh/libssh-config.cmake
-  # is fixed to point INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES to .dev output.
-  # Otherwise it breaks `plasma5Packages.kio-extras`:
-  #   https://hydra.nixos.org/build/221540008/nixlog/3/tail
-  #outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     # Fix headers to use libsodium instead of NaCl
@@ -37,13 +33,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # included in `buildInputs` such as libX11.
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DWITH_EXAMPLES=OFF" ];
 
-  # single output, otherwise cmake and .pc files point to the wrong directory
-  # outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
-
   buildInputs = [ zlib openssl libsodium ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
 
+  postFixup = ''
+    substituteInPlace $dev/lib/cmake/libssh/libssh-config.cmake \
+      --replace-fail "set(_IMPORT_PREFIX \"$out\")" "set(_IMPORT_PREFIX \"$dev\")"
+  '';
+
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit ffmpeg sshping wireshark;
   };