diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/1.3.nix
similarity index 86%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/default.nix
rename to pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/1.3.nix
index 7af2f882f958..157690805f3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/1.3.nix
@@ -26,4 +26,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   #makeFlags = "QUIET=false;
 
   installPhase = "ensureDir $out/bin; cp objs/splash_helper objs/splash_util objs/splash_util.static $out/bin";
+
+  passthru = {
+    helperName = "bin/splash_helper";
+    controlName = "bin/splash_util";
+    helperProcFile = "/proc/sys/kernel/fbsplash";
+  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/1.5.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/1.5.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f0bce7dff95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/splashutils/1.5.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, klibc, zlib, libjpeg}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "splashutils-1.5.4.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://download.berlios.de/fbsplash/splashutils-1.5.4.1.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "0pwv9l6a042hhcwpi4kqdzjg7d1mrlix0fvgqqzqh93mc54z9lf7";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [klibc zlib libjpeg];
+  
+  dontAddPrefix = 1;
+
+  configureFlags = "--without-ttf --without-png --without-gpm --with-themedir=/etc/splash";
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    configureFlags="$configureFlags --with-essential-prefix=$out --with-libdir=/"
+    substituteInPlace src/common.h \
+      --replace 'FBSPLASH_DIR"/sys"' '"/sys"' \
+      --replace 'FBSPLASH_DIR"/proc"' '"/proc"'
+  '';
+
+  CPP = "gcc -E";
+  CXXCPP = "g++ -E";
+
+  passthru = {
+    helperName = "sbin/fbcondecor_helper";
+    controlName = "sbin/fbcondecor_ctl";
+    helperProcFile = "/proc/sys/kernel/fbcondecor";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1e1c78e866ab..e8869a160e09 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4896,7 +4896,18 @@ let pkgs = rec {
       inherit stdenv klibc;
     };
 
-    splashutils = import ../os-specific/linux/splashutils {
+    splashutils = 
+      if kernel.features ? fbSplash then splashutils_13 else
+      if kernel.features ? fbConDecor then splashutils_15 else
+      null;
+
+    splashutils_13 = import ../os-specific/linux/splashutils/1.3.nix {
+      inherit fetchurl stdenv klibc;
+      zlib = zlibStatic;
+      libjpeg = libjpegStatic;
+    };
+
+    splashutils_15 = import ../os-specific/linux/splashutils/1.5.nix {
       inherit fetchurl stdenv klibc;
       zlib = zlibStatic;
       libjpeg = libjpegStatic;