diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/kismet/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/kismet/default.nix
index 9775486c156a..93ccf254a3a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/kismet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sniffers/kismet/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,37 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libpcap, ncurses, expat, pcre, libnl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libpcap, pcre, libnl, zlib, libmicrohttpd
+, sqlite, protobuf, protobufc, libusb1, libcap, binutils, elfutils
+, withNetworkManager ? false, glib, networkmanager
+, withPython ? false, python3
+, withSensors ? false, lm_sensors}:
+
+# couldn't get python modules to build correctly,
+# waiting for some other volunteer to fix it
+assert !withPython;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "kismet";
-  version = "2016-07-R1";
+  version = "2020-04-R2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.kismetwireless.net/code/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0dz28y4ay4lskhl0lawqy2dkcrhgfkbg06v22qxzzw8i6caizcmx";
+    sha256 = "0hxmaln0y6bk9m1rshr4swmg0sqy3ic693vfk8haj7f5gnph96cm";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ libpcap ncurses expat pcre libnl ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libpcap pcre libmicrohttpd libnl zlib sqlite protobuf protobufc
+    libusb1 libcap binutils elfutils
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals withNetworkManager [ networkmanager glib ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional withSensors lm_sensors
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional withPython (python3.withPackages(ps: [ ps.setuptools ps.protobuf
+                                                                  ps.numpy ps.pyserial ]));
+
+  configureFlags = []
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!withNetworkManager) "--disable-libnm"
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!withPython) "--disable-python-tools"
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!withSensors) "--disable-lmsensors";
+
   postConfigure = ''
     sed -e 's/-o $(INSTUSR)//' \
         -e 's/-g $(INSTGRP)//' \
@@ -19,6 +40,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         -i Makefile
   '';
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Wireless network sniffer";
     homepage = "https://www.kismetwireless.net/";