diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libnl/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libnl/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cbe938d2ee41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libnl/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, bison, flex}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "libnl-2.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "${meta.homepage}files/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "173sr25xpsakdvjcg62790v6kwcgxj5r0js2lx6hg89w7n8dqh2s";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ bison flex ];
+  postConfigure = "type -tp flex";
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://www.infradead.org/~tgr/libnl/";
+    description = "Linux NetLink interface library";
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1d75a5c4adc8..1a33bce20136 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4577,6 +4577,11 @@ let
 
   libcroup = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/libcg { };
 
+  libnl = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/libnl {
+    flex = flex2535;
+    bison = bison24;
+  };
+
   linuxHeaders = linuxHeaders_2_6_28;
 
   linuxHeaders26Cross = forceBuildDrv (import ../os-specific/linux/kernel-headers/2.6.32.nix {