diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/setserial/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/setserial/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55f2e238fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/setserial/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+a :  
+let 
+  fetchurl = a.fetchurl;
+
+  version = a.lib.attrByPath ["version"] "2.17" a; 
+  buildInputs = with a; [
+    groff
+  ];
+in
+rec {
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "ftp://ftp.mcc.ac.uk/pub/linux/sources/sbin/setserial-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0jkrnn3i8gbsl48k3civjmvxyv9rbm1qjha2cf2macdc439qfi3y";
+  };
+
+  inherit buildInputs;
+  configureFlags = [];
+
+  installFlags = "DESTDIR=$out";
+
+  /* doConfigure should be removed if not needed */
+  phaseNames = ["doConfigure" "patchPath" "doMakeInstall"];
+
+  patchPath = a.fullDepEntry (''
+    sed -e s@/usr/man/@/share/man/@ -i Makefile
+  '') ["minInit" "doUnpack" "doConfigure"];
+
+  neededDirs = ["$out/bin" "$out/share/man/man8"];
+      
+  name = "setserial-" + version;
+  meta = {
+    description = "Serial port configuration utility";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1d7b9c9cc1a..78f60c16a45 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1282,6 +1282,10 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv emacs eieio;
   };
 
+  setserial = builderDefsPackage (import ../tools/system/setserial) {
+    inherit groff;
+  };
+
   sharutils = selectVersion ../tools/archivers/sharutils "4.6.3" {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };