diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/264.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/264.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02c72879113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/264.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, replace, curl, expat, zlib, bzip2, libarchive
+, useNcurses ? false, ncurses, useQt4 ? false, qt4
+, darwinInstallNameToolUtility }:
+
+with stdenv.lib;
+
+let
+  os = stdenv.lib.optionalString;
+  majorVersion = "2.6";
+  minorVersion = "4";
+  version = "${majorVersion}.${minorVersion}";
+in
+
+# WARNING: Do NOT upgrade cmake in trunk: it fails to build on i686-linux
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "cmake-${os useNcurses "cursesUI-"}${os useQt4 "qt4UI-"}${version}";
+
+  inherit majorVersion;
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "${meta.homepage}files/v${majorVersion}/cmake-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1wpxr5x4aggaqrqzjq3kg4hh09f0vyr1njik1pad01bvwd923pcw";
+  };
+
+  patches =
+    # Don't search in non-Nix locations such as /usr, but do search in
+    # Nixpkgs' Glibc.
+    optional (stdenv ? glibc) ./search-path-264.patch;
+
+  buildInputs = [ curl expat zlib bzip2 libarchive ]
+    ++ optional stdenv.isDarwin darwinInstallNameToolUtility
+    ++ optional useNcurses ncurses
+    ++ optional useQt4 qt4;
+
+  CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH = stdenv.lib.concatStringsSep ":" buildInputs;
+  
+  configureFlags =
+    "--docdir=/share/doc/${name} --mandir=/share/man --system-libs"
+    + stdenv.lib.optionalString useQt4 " --qt-gui";
+
+  setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
+
+  postUnpack =
+    ''
+      dontUseCmakeConfigure=1
+      source $setupHook
+      fixCmakeFiles $sourceRoot
+    '';
+
+  preConfigure = optionalString (stdenv ? glibc)
+    ''
+      substituteInPlace Modules/Platform/UnixPaths.cmake --subst-var-by glibc ${stdenv.glibc}
+    '';
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://www.cmake.org/;
+    description = "Cross-Platform Makefile Generator";
+    platforms = if useQt4 then qt4.meta.platforms else stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.urkud ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/search-path-264.patch b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/search-path-264.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97ad6f119d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cmake/search-path-264.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake
+index 4e4c2cb..9784655 100644
+--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake
++++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake
+@@ -43,21 +43,10 @@ ELSE(DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE)
+   # checking the platform every time.  This option is advanced enough
+   # that only package maintainers should need to adjust it.  They are
+   # capable of providing a setting on the command line.
+-  IF(EXISTS "/etc/debian_version")
+-    SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE 1 CACHE INTERNAL
+-      "Install .so files without execute permission.")
+-  ELSE(EXISTS "/etc/debian_version")
+-    SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE 0 CACHE INTERNAL
+-      "Install .so files without execute permission.")
+-  ENDIF(EXISTS "/etc/debian_version")
++  SET(CMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE 0 CACHE INTERNAL
++    "Install .so files without execute permission.")
+ ENDIF(DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_SO_NO_EXE)
+ 
+ INCLUDE(Platform/UnixPaths)
+ 
+-# Debian has lib64 paths only for compatibility so they should not be
+-# searched.
+-IF(EXISTS "/etc/debian_version")
+-  SET_PROPERTY(GLOBAL PROPERTY FIND_LIBRARY_USE_LIB64_PATHS FALSE)
+-ENDIF(EXISTS "/etc/debian_version")
+-# always include the gcc compiler information
+ INCLUDE(Platform/gcc)
+diff --git a/Modules/Platform/UnixPaths.cmake b/Modules/Platform/UnixPaths.cmake
+index 584d334..4fcf951 100755
+--- a/Modules/Platform/UnixPaths.cmake
++++ b/Modules/Platform/UnixPaths.cmake
+@@ -8,56 +8,18 @@ GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(_CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR "${_CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR}" PATH)
+ # List common installation prefixes.  These will be used for all
+ # search types.
+ LIST(APPEND CMAKE_SYSTEM_PREFIX_PATH
+-  # Standard
+-  / /usr /usr/local
+-
+-  # CMake install location
+-  "${_CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR}"
+-
+-  # Project install destination.
+-  "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}"
+-  )
+-
+-# List common include file locations not under the common prefixes.
+-LIST(APPEND CMAKE_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH
+-  # Windows API on Cygwin
+-  /usr/include/w32api
+-
+-  # X11
+-  /usr/X11R6/include /usr/include/X11
+-
+-  # Other
+-  /opt/local/include /usr/pkg/include
+-  /opt/csw/include /opt/include  
+-  /usr/openwin/include
+-  )
+-
+-LIST(APPEND CMAKE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH
+-  # Windows API on Cygwin
+-  /usr/lib/w32api
+-
+-  # X11
+-  /usr/X11R6/lib /usr/lib/X11
+-
+-  # Other
+-  /opt/local/lib /usr/pkg/lib
+-  /opt/csw/lib /opt/lib 
+-  /usr/openwin/lib
+-  )
+-
+-LIST(APPEND CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROGRAM_PATH
+-  /usr/pkg/bin
++  "@glibc@"
+   )
+ 
+ LIST(APPEND CMAKE_PLATFORM_IMPLICIT_LINK_DIRECTORIES
+-  /lib /usr/lib /usr/lib32 /usr/lib64
++  "@glibc@/lib"
+   )
+ 
+ LIST(APPEND CMAKE_C_IMPLICIT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
+-  /usr/include
++  "@glibc@/include"
+   )
+ LIST(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_IMPLICIT_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
+-  /usr/include
++  "@glibc@/include"
+   )
+ 
+ # Enable use of lib64 search path variants by default.
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a16fca55a02..70effd933f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2958,6 +2958,8 @@ let
 
   cmake = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/cmake { };
 
+  cmake264 = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/cmake/264.nix { };
+
   cmakeCurses = cmake.override { useNcurses = true; };
 
   cmakeWithGui = cmakeCurses.override { useQt4 = true; };