diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/tup/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/tup/default.nix
index ca25a6584fd..09420cb7058 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/tup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/tup/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp tup.1 $out/share/man/man1/
   '';
 
+  setupHook = ./tup/setup-hook.sh;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A fast, file-based build system";
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/tup/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/tup/setup-hook.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5bf64ae59d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/tup/setup-hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+tupConfigurePhase() {
+	runHook preConfigure
+
+	echo -n CONFIG_TUP_ARCH= >> tup.config
+	case "$system" in
+	"i686-*")      echo i386 >> tup.config;;
+	"x86_64-*")    echo x86_64 >> tup.config;;
+	"powerpc-*")   echo powerpc >> tup.config;;
+	"powerpc64-*") echo powerpc64 >> tup.config;;
+	"ia64-*")      echo ia64 >> tup.config;;
+	"alpha-*")     echo alpha >> tup.config;;
+	"sparc-*")     echo sparc >> tup.config;;
+	"aarch64-*")   echo arm64 >> tup.config;;
+	"arm*")        echo arm >> tup.config;;
+	esac
+
+	echo "${tupConfig-}" >> tup.config
+
+	tup init
+	tup generate tupBuild.sh
+
+	runHook postConfigure
+}
+
+if [ -z "${dontUseTupConfigure-}" -a -z "${configurePhase-}" ]; then
+    configurePhase=tupConfigurePhase
+fi
+
+
+tupBuildPhase() {
+	runHook preBuild
+
+	pushd .
+	. tupBuild.sh
+	popd
+
+	runHook postBuild
+}
+
+if [ -z "${dontUseTupBuild-}" -a -z "${buildPhase-}" ]; then
+    buildPhase=tupBuildPhase
+fi