diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo-c/Makefile b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo-c/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2c43cc5003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo-c/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+CFLAGS=-Os
+
+all: redo links
+
+links:
+	sh links.do
+
+install:
+	mkdir -p "$(out)/bin"
+	cp --no-dereference redo redo-* "$(out)/bin"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo-c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo-c/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1480f32a50f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/redo-c/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "redo-c";
+  version = "0.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "leahneukirchen";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "11wc2sgw1ssdm83cjdc6ndnp1bv5mzhbw7njw47mk7ri1ic1x51b";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    cp '${./Makefile}' Makefile
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "An implementation of the redo build system in portable C with zero dependencies";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/leahneukirchen/redo-c";
+    license = licenses.cc0;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ck3d ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5eb8d0c45ed..be55e801220 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11020,6 +11020,8 @@ in
 
   redo-apenwarr = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/redo-apenwarr { };
 
+  redo-c = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/redo-c { };
+
   redo-sh = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/redo-sh { };
 
   reno = callPackage ../development/tools/reno { };