diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.39.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.39.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f172215eda9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.39.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+args @ { stdenv, fetchurl, userModeLinux ? false, extraConfig ? ""
+, perl, mktemp, module_init_tools
+, ... }:
+
+let
+  configWithPlatform = kernelPlatform :
+    ''
+      # Don't include any debug features.
+      DEBUG_KERNEL n
+
+      # Support drivers that need external firmware.
+      STANDALONE n
+
+      # Make /proc/config.gz available.
+      IKCONFIG_PROC y
+
+      # Optimize with -O2, not -Os.
+      CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE n
+
+      # Enable the kernel's built-in memory tester.
+      MEMTEST y
+
+      # Disable some expensive (?) features.
+      FTRACE n
+      KPROBES n
+      NUMA? n
+      PM_TRACE_RTC n
+
+      # Enable various subsystems.
+      ACCESSIBILITY y # Accessibility support
+      AUXDISPLAY y # Auxiliary Display support
+      DONGLE y # Serial dongle support
+      HIPPI y
+      MTD_COMPLEX_MAPPINGS y # needed for many devices
+      NET_POCKET y # enable pocket and portable adapters
+      SCSI_LOWLEVEL y # enable lots of SCSI devices
+      SCSI_LOWLEVEL_PCMCIA y
+      SPI y # needed for many devices
+      SPI_MASTER y
+      WAN y
+
+      # Networking options.
+      IP_PNP n
+      IPV6_PRIVACY y
+      NETFILTER_ADVANCED y
+      IP_VS_PROTO_TCP y
+      IP_VS_PROTO_UDP y
+      IP_VS_PROTO_ESP y
+      IP_VS_PROTO_AH y
+      IP_DCCP_CCID3 n # experimental
+      CLS_U32_PERF y
+      CLS_U32_MARK y
+
+      # Wireless networking.
+      IPW2100_MONITOR y # support promiscuous mode
+      IPW2200_MONITOR y # support promiscuous mode
+      IWL4965 y # Intel Wireless WiFi 4965AGN
+      IWL5000 y # Intel Wireless WiFi 5000AGN
+      HOSTAP_FIRMWARE y # Support downloading firmware images with Host AP driver
+      HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM y
+
+      # Some settings to make sure that fbcondecor works - in particular,
+      # disable tileblitting and the drivers that need it.
+
+      # Enable various FB devices.
+      FB y
+      FB_EFI y
+      FB_NVIDIA_I2C y # Enable DDC Support
+      FB_RIVA_I2C y
+      FB_ATY_CT y # Mach64 CT/VT/GT/LT (incl. 3D RAGE) support
+      FB_ATY_GX y # Mach64 GX support
+      FB_SAVAGE_I2C y
+      FB_SAVAGE_ACCEL y
+      FB_SIS_300 y
+      FB_SIS_315 y
+      FB_3DFX_ACCEL y
+      FB_GEODE y
+
+      # Video configuration
+      # The intel drivers already require KMS
+      DRM_I915_KMS y
+      # Hybrid graphics support
+      VGA_SWITCHEROO y
+
+      # Sound.
+      SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE y # AC97 Power-Saving Mode
+      SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP y # Support digital beep via input layer
+      SND_USB_CAIAQ_INPUT y
+      PSS_MIXER y # Enable PSS mixer (Beethoven ADSP-16 and other compatible)
+
+      # USB serial devices.
+      USB_SERIAL_GENERIC y # USB Generic Serial Driver
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_MPR y # include firmware for various USB serial devices
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28 y
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28X y
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28XA y
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA28XB y
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19 y
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA18X y
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19W y
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19QW y
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA19QI y
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA49W y
+      USB_SERIAL_KEYSPAN_USA49WLC y
+
+      # Filesystem options - in particular, enable extended attributes and
+      # ACLs for all filesystems that support them.
+      EXT2_FS_XATTR y # Ext2 extended attributes
+      EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL y # Ext2 POSIX Access Control Lists
+      EXT2_FS_SECURITY y # Ext2 Security Labels
+      EXT2_FS_XIP y # Ext2 execute in place support
+      EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL y
+      EXT4_FS_SECURITY y
+      REISERFS_FS_XATTR y
+      REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL y
+      REISERFS_FS_SECURITY y
+      JFS_POSIX_ACL y
+      JFS_SECURITY y
+      XFS_QUOTA y
+      XFS_POSIX_ACL y
+      XFS_RT y # XFS Realtime subvolume support
+      OCFS2_DEBUG_MASKLOG n
+      BTRFS_FS_POSIX_ACL y
+      UBIFS_FS_XATTR y
+      UBIFS_FS_ADVANCED_COMPR y
+      NFSD_V2_ACL y
+      NFSD_V3 y
+      NFSD_V3_ACL y
+      NFSD_V4 y
+      CIFS_XATTR y
+      CIFS_POSIX y
+
+      # Security related features.
+      STRICT_DEVMEM y # Filter access to /dev/mem
+      SECURITY_SELINUX_BOOTPARAM_VALUE 0 # disable SELinux by default
+
+      # Misc. options.
+      8139TOO_8129 y
+      8139TOO_PIO n # PIO is slower
+      AIC79XX_DEBUG_ENABLE n
+      AIC7XXX_DEBUG_ENABLE n
+      AIC94XX_DEBUG n
+      B43_PCMCIA y
+      BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED y # CMD640 enhanced support
+      BLK_DEV_IDEACPI y # IDE ACPI support
+      BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY y
+      BSD_PROCESS_ACCT_V3 y
+      BT_HCIUART_BCSP y
+      BT_HCIUART_H4 y # UART (H4) protocol support
+      BT_HCIUART_LL y
+      BT_RFCOMM_TTY y # RFCOMM TTY support
+      CPU_FREQ_DEBUG n
+      CRASH_DUMP n
+      DMAR? n # experimental
+      DVB_DYNAMIC_MINORS y # we use udev
+      FUSION y # Fusion MPT device support
+      IDE_GD_ATAPI y # ATAPI floppy support
+      IRDA_ULTRA y # Ultra (connectionless) protocol
+      JOYSTICK_IFORCE_232 y # I-Force Serial joysticks and wheels
+      JOYSTICK_IFORCE_USB y # I-Force USB joysticks and wheels
+      JOYSTICK_XPAD_FF y # X-Box gamepad rumble support
+      JOYSTICK_XPAD_LEDS y # LED Support for Xbox360 controller 'BigX' LED
+      KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS n
+      LDM_PARTITION y # Windows Logical Disk Manager (Dynamic Disk) support
+      LEDS_TRIGGER_IDE_DISK y # LED IDE Disk Trigger
+      LOGIRUMBLEPAD2_FF y # Logitech Rumblepad 2 force feedback
+      LOGO n # not needed
+      MEDIA_ATTACH y
+      MEGARAID_NEWGEN y
+      MICROCODE_AMD y
+      MODVERSIONS y
+      MOUSE_PS2_ELANTECH y # Elantech PS/2 protocol extension
+      MTRR_SANITIZER y
+      NET_FC y # Fibre Channel driver support
+      PPP_MULTILINK y # PPP multilink support
+      REGULATOR y # Voltage and Current Regulator Support
+      SCSI_LOGGING y # SCSI logging facility
+      SERIAL_8250 y # 8250/16550 and compatible serial support
+      SLIP_COMPRESSED y # CSLIP compressed headers
+      SLIP_SMART y
+      THERMAL_HWMON y # Hardware monitoring support
+      USB_DEBUG n
+      USB_EHCI_ROOT_HUB_TT y # Root Hub Transaction Translators
+      X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION y
+      X86_MCE y
+
+      ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
+      ${extraConfig}
+    '';
+in
+
+import ./generic.nix (
+
+  rec {
+    version = "2.6.39";
+  
+    src = fetchurl {
+      url = "mirror://kernel/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-${version}.tar.bz2";
+      sha256 = "1xk1bka63i2hhn5rfaa5pbyqqlwycc3nkwvz3m8aj67flgr1fkaq";
+    };
+
+    config = configWithPlatform stdenv.platform;
+    configCross = configWithPlatform stdenv.cross.platform;
+
+    features.iwlwifi = true;
+  }
+
+  // removeAttrs args ["extraConfig"]
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1878d311e5f5..b8e75c440b00 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5226,6 +5226,16 @@ let
       ];
   };
 
+  linux_2_6_39 = makeOverridable (import ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.39.nix) {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv perl mktemp module_init_tools ubootChooser;
+    kernelPatches =
+      [ #kernelPatches.fbcondecor_2_6_38
+        kernelPatches.sec_perm_2_6_24
+        #kernelPatches.aufs2_1_2_6_38
+        #kernelPatches.mips_restart_2_6_36
+      ];
+  };
+
   /* Linux kernel modules are inherently tied to a specific kernel.  So
      rather than provide specific instances of those packages for a
      specific kernel, we have a function that builds those packages