diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/20180207-binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/20180207-binary.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0589733cb3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/20180207-binary.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, patchelf, gmp }:
+let
+  dynamic-linker = stdenv.cc.bintools.dynamicLinker;
+in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "mlton-${version}";
+  version = "20180207";
+
+  src = if stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux" then (fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/MLton/mlton/releases/download/on-${version}-release/${name}-1.amd64-linux.tgz";
+    sha256 = "0f4q575yfm5dpg4a2wsnqn4l2zrar96p6rlsk0dw10ggyfwvsjlf";
+    })
+  else if stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-darwin" then (fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/MLton/mlton/releases/download/on-${version}-release/${name}-1.amd64-darwin.gmp-static.tgz";
+      sha256 = "1cw7yhw48qp12q0adwf8srpjzrgkp84kmlkqw3pz8vkxz4p9hbdv";
+    })
+  else
+    throw "Architecture not supported";
+
+  buildInputs = [ gmp ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux patchelf;
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    make update \
+      CC="$(type -p cc)" \
+      WITH_GMP_INC_DIR="${gmp.dev}/include" \
+      WITH_GMP_LIB_DIR="${gmp}/lib"
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    make install PREFIX=$out
+  '';
+
+  postFixup = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
+    patchelf --set-interpreter ${dynamic-linker} $out/lib/mlton/mlton-compile
+    patchelf --set-rpath ${gmp}/lib $out/lib/mlton/mlton-compile
+
+    for e in mllex mlnlffigen mlprof mlyacc; do
+      patchelf --set-interpreter ${dynamic-linker} $out/bin/$e
+      patchelf --set-rpath ${gmp}/lib $out/bin/$e
+    done
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    install_name_tool -change \
+      /opt/local/lib/libgmp.10.dylib \
+      ${gmp}/lib/libgmp.10.dylib \
+      $out/lib/mlton/mlton-compile
+
+    for e in mllex mlnlffigen mlprof mlyacc; do
+      install_name_tool -change \
+        /opt/local/lib/libgmp.10.dylib \
+        ${gmp}/lib/libgmp.10.dylib \
+        $out/bin/$e
+    done
+  '';
+
+  meta = import ./meta.nix;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix
index 7139a8a073d..a0662cd18a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/mlton/default.nix
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@ rec {
   mlton20130715 = import ./20130715.nix {
     inherit stdenv fetchurl patchelf gmp;
   };
+
+  mlton20180207Binary = import ./20180207-binary.nix {
+    inherit stdenv fetchurl patchelf gmp;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b998cbedec7..539b84abd4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7163,7 +7163,8 @@ with pkgs;
   mkcl = callPackage ../development/compilers/mkcl {};
 
   inherit (callPackage ../development/compilers/mlton {})
-    mlton20130715;
+    mlton20130715
+    mlton20180207Binary;
 
   mlton = mlton20130715;