diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix
index a51f88ad5f7e..3554592fbe12 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/ettercap/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, libpcap, libnet, zlib, curl, pcre
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch2, cmake, libpcap, libnet, zlib, curl, pcre
 , openssl, ncurses, glib, gtk3, atk, pango, flex, bison, geoip, harfbuzz
 , pkg-config }:
 
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1sdf1ssa81ib6k0mc5m2jzbjl4jd1yv6ahv5dwx2x9w4b2pyqg1c";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      name = "curl-8.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/Ettercap/ettercap/commit/9ec4066addc49483e40055e0738c2e0ef144702f.diff";
+      sha256 = "6D8lIxub0OS52BFr42yWRyqS2Q5CrpTLTt6rcItXFMM=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   strictDeps = true;
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake flex bison pkg-config ];
   buildInputs = [