diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 90dfd2876e8..87ea62da993 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8709,6 +8709,11 @@ let
   linuxPackages_3_17 = recurseIntoAttrs (linuxPackagesFor pkgs.linux_3_17 linuxPackages_3_17);
   linuxPackages_3_18 = recurseIntoAttrs (linuxPackagesFor pkgs.linux_3_18 linuxPackages_3_18);
   linuxPackages_testing = recurseIntoAttrs (linuxPackagesFor pkgs.linux_testing linuxPackages_testing);
+  linuxPackages_custom = {version, src, configfile}:
+                           let linuxPackages_self = (linuxPackagesFor (pkgs.linuxManualConfig {inherit version src configfile;
+                                                                                               allowImportFromDerivation=true;})
+                                                     linuxPackages_self);
+                           in recurseIntoAttrs linuxPackages_self;
 
   # grsecurity flavors
   # Stable kernels