diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wireless-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wireless-tools/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6528914550c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wireless-tools/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "wireless-tools-29-pre12";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/wireless_tools.29.pre12.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "12al9910k2d9a0464j1r1x3lcsyw36zd2hzbyqy357iplplkxnws";
+  };
+
+  preBuild = "
+    makeFlagsArray=(PREFIX=$out)
+  ";
+
+  #buildInputs = [bison flex openssl];
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e77975ab022..0653636fcf3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2433,6 +2433,10 @@ rec {
     stdenv = makeStaticBinaries stdenv;
   };
 
+  wirelesstools = import ../os-specific/linux/wireless-tools {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv;
+  };
+
   xorg_sys_opengl = import ../os-specific/linux/opengl/xorg-sys {
     inherit stdenv xlibs expat;
   };