diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libpcap/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libpcap/package.nix
index fefde4c82aa9..5abab91f1a89 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libpcap/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libpcap/package.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   pkg-config,
   rdma-core,
   withBluez ? false,
-  withRdma ? false,
+  withRdma ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform rdma-core,
   withRemote ? false,
 
   # for passthru.tests