diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
index 8f4a7491427f..618b59b32aa5 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, kernel, perl, autoconf, automake, libtool, coreutils, gawk }:
+{ callPackage, fetchFromGitHub, ... } @ args:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "spl-${version}-${kernel.version}";
+callPackage ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   version = "0.6.3-1.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -12,38 +11,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   patches = [ ./install_prefix.patch ./const.patch ./time.patch ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ perl autoconf automake libtool ];
-
-  preConfigure = ''
-    ./autogen.sh
-
-    substituteInPlace ./module/spl/spl-generic.c --replace /usr/bin/hostid hostid
-    substituteInPlace ./module/spl/spl-module.c  --replace /bin/mknod mknod
-
-    substituteInPlace ./module/spl/spl-generic.c --replace "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin" "PATH=${coreutils}:${gawk}:/bin"
-    substituteInPlace ./module/splat/splat-vnode.c --replace "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin" "PATH=${coreutils}:/bin"
-    substituteInPlace ./module/splat/splat-linux.c --replace "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin" "PATH=${coreutils}:/bin"
-  '';
-
-  configureFlags = ''
-     --with-linux=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/source
-     --with-linux-obj=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build
-  '';
-
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Kernel module driver for solaris porting layer (needed by in-kernel zfs)";
-
-    longDescription = ''
-      This kernel module is a porting layer for ZFS to work inside the linux
-      kernel.
-    '';
-
-    homepage = http://zfsonlinux.org/;
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ jcumming wizeman ];
-  };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/generic.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/generic.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0e78e67274ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/generic.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{ stdenv, autoconf, automake, libtool, coreutils, gawk
+, configFile ? "all"
+
+# Kernel dependencies
+, kernel ? null
+
+# Version specific parameters
+, version, src, patches
+, ...
+}:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+let
+  needsKernelSource = any (n: n == configFile) [ "kernel" "all" ];
+in
+
+assert any (n: n == configFile) [ "kernel" "user" "all" ];
+assert needsKernelSource -> kernel != null;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "spl-${configFile}-${version}${optionalString needsKernelSource "-${kernel.version}"}";
+
+  inherit version src patches;
+
+  buildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool ];
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    ./autogen.sh
+
+    substituteInPlace ./module/spl/spl-generic.c --replace /usr/bin/hostid hostid
+    substituteInPlace ./module/spl/spl-module.c  --replace /bin/mknod mknod
+
+    substituteInPlace ./module/spl/spl-generic.c --replace "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin" "PATH=${coreutils}:${gawk}:/bin"
+    substituteInPlace ./module/splat/splat-vnode.c --replace "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin" "PATH=${coreutils}:/bin"
+    substituteInPlace ./module/splat/splat-linux.c --replace "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin" "PATH=${coreutils}:/bin"
+  '';
+
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--with-config=${configFile}"
+  ] ++ optionals needsKernelSource [
+    "--with-linux=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/source"
+    "--with-linux-obj=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build"
+  ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Kernel module driver for solaris porting layer (needed by in-kernel zfs)";
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      This kernel module is a porting layer for ZFS to work inside the linux
+      kernel.
+    '';
+
+    homepage = http://zfsonlinux.org/;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jcumming wizeman wkennington ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/git.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/git.nix
index 772cad567c90..fc204bc02321 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/git.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/git.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchgit, kernel, perl, autoconf, automake, libtool, coreutils, gawk }:
+{ callPackage, fetchgit, ... } @ args:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "spl-0.6.4-${kernel.version}";
+callPackage ./generic.nix (args // rec {
+  version = "086476f";
 
   src = fetchgit {
     url = git://github.com/zfsonlinux/spl.git;
@@ -10,38 +10,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   patches = [ ./const.patch ./install_prefix-git.patch ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ perl autoconf automake libtool ];
-
-  preConfigure = ''
-    ./autogen.sh
-
-    substituteInPlace ./module/spl/spl-generic.c --replace /usr/bin/hostid hostid
-    substituteInPlace ./module/spl/spl-module.c  --replace /bin/mknod mknod
-
-    substituteInPlace ./module/spl/spl-generic.c --replace "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin" "PATH=${coreutils}:${gawk}:/bin"
-    substituteInPlace ./module/splat/splat-vnode.c --replace "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin" "PATH=${coreutils}:/bin"
-    substituteInPlace ./module/splat/splat-linux.c --replace "PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin" "PATH=${coreutils}:/bin"
-  '';
-
-  configureFlags = [
-    "--with-linux=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/source"
-    "--with-linux-obj=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build"
-  ];
-
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Kernel module driver for solaris porting layer (needed by in-kernel zfs)";
-
-    longDescription = ''
-      This kernel module is a porting layer for ZFS to work inside the linux
-      kernel.
-    '';
-
-    homepage = http://zfsonlinux.org/;
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ wizeman ];
-  };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2e447162a883..3bfad98f2fe8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8774,8 +8774,14 @@ let
 
     seturgent = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/seturgent { };
 
-    spl = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/spl { };
-    spl_git = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/spl/git.nix { };
+    spl = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/spl {
+      configFile = "kernel";
+      inherit kernel;
+    };
+    spl_git = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/spl/git.nix {
+      configFile = "kernel";
+      inherit kernel;
+    };
 
     sysdig = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sysdig {};
 
@@ -9013,6 +9019,13 @@ let
 
   statifier = builderDefsPackage (import ../os-specific/linux/statifier) { };
 
+  spl = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/spl {
+    configFile = "user";
+  };
+  spl_git = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/spl/git.nix {
+    configFile = "user";
+  };
+
   sysdig = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sysdig {
     kernel = null;
   }; # pkgs.sysdig is a client, for a driver look at linuxPackagesFor