diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/R13B.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/R13B.nix
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+args: with args;
+
+let version = "R13B"; in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "erlang-" + version;
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_" + version + ".tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "112889v9axhrk9x9swcgql5kpj19p14504m06h4n7b99irzxf4rg";
+  };
+  buildInputs = [perl gnum4 ncurses openssl];
+  patchPhase = '' sed -i "s@/bin/rm@rm@" lib/odbc/configure erts/configure '';
+  preConfigure = ''
+    export HOME=$PWD/../
+    sed -e s@/bin/pwd@pwd@g -i otp_build
+  '';
+  configureFlags = "--with-ssl=${openssl}";
+}