diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpuid/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpuid/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df0017eadc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cpuid/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "cpuid";
+  version = "20200427";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    name = "${pname}-${version}.src.tar.gz";
+    url = "http://etallen.com/cpuid/${pname}-${version}.src.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1m31238z2ya8f8pzpyklwp0ksf5xicqrw1z941hhhx913wzldaf1";
+  };
+
+  # For pod2man during the build process.
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
+
+  # As runtime dependency for cpuinfo2cpuid.
+  buildInputs = [ perl ];
+
+  # The Makefile hardcodes $(BUILDROOT)/usr as installation
+  # destination. Just nuke all mentions of /usr to get the right
+  # installation location.
+  patchPhase = ''
+    sed -i -e 's,/usr/,/,' Makefile
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    make install BUILDROOT=$out
+
+    if [ ! -x $out/bin/cpuid ]; then
+      echo Failed to properly patch Makefile.
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Linux tool to dump x86 CPUID information about the CPU";
+    longDescription = ''
+      cpuid dumps detailed information about the CPU(s) gathered from the CPUID
+      instruction, and also determines the exact model of CPU(s). It supports
+      Intel, AMD, VIA, Hygon, and Zhaoxin CPUs, as well as older Transmeta,
+      Cyrix, UMC, NexGen, Rise, and SiS CPUs.
+    '';
+
+    platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    homepage = "http://etallen.com/cpuid.html";
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ blitz ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 35bfbcbdc73..952ddd19780 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -962,6 +962,8 @@ in
 
   cozy = callPackage ../applications/audio/cozy-audiobooks { };
 
+  cpuid = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/cpuid { };
+
   ctrtool = callPackage ../tools/archivers/ctrtool { };
 
   crowbar = callPackage ../tools/security/crowbar { };