diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/nano/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/nano/default.nix
index da673fd6e5d..ae81546798a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/nano/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/nano/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "f2b3efbf1cf356d736740d531b6b22c4";
   };
   buildInputs = [ncurses];
+  configureFlags = "--enable-tiny";
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e5f356f2b6f..7f2ef22f7c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2556,6 +2556,12 @@ rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses;
   };
 
+  nanoDiet = (import ../applications/editors/nano) {
+    inherit fetchurl;
+    ncurses = ncursesDiet;
+    stdenv = overrideGCC stdenv dietgcc;
+  };
+
   vim = (import ../applications/editors/vim) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses;
   };