diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1d327d51d..8f60bf4be 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -317,6 +317,17 @@ case "$host_os" in
                         [CXXFLAGS="$LIBSECCOMP_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"])
       have_seccomp=1
       AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SECCOMP], [1], [Whether seccomp is available and should be used for sandboxing.])
+      AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
+        AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
+          #include <seccomp.h>
+          #ifndef __SNR_fchmodat2
+          # error "Missing support for fchmodat2"
+          #endif
+        ]])
+      ], [], [
+        echo "libseccomp is missing __SNR_fchmodat2. Please provide libseccomp 2.5.5 or later"
+        exit 1
+      ])
     else
       have_seccomp=
     fi
diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index d11743427..59265f522 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { lib
+, fetchurl
 , stdenv
 , releaseTools
 , autoconf-archive
@@ -248,7 +249,13 @@ in {
   ] ++ lib.optionals buildUnitTests [
     gtest
     rapidcheck
-  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux libseccomp
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux (libseccomp.overrideAttrs (_: rec {
+    version = "2.5.5";
+    src = fetchurl {
+      url = "https://github.com/seccomp/libseccomp/releases/download/v${version}/libseccomp-${version}.tar.gz";
+      hash = "sha256-JIosik2bmFiqa69ScSw0r+/PnJ6Ut23OAsHJqiX7M3U=";
+    };
+  }))
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64 libcpuid
     # There have been issues building these dependencies
     ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform && (stdenv.isLinux || stdenv.isDarwin))