diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/dev86/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/dev86/default.nix
index 867eeeddfc9..aa44b14d844 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/dev86/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/dev86/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "e7bbfdbe61c2fb964994a087e29b0087";
   };
 
+  patches = [ ./dev86-0.16.17-noelks-1.patch ];
+  
   preBuild = "
     makeFlags=\"PREFIX=$out\"
   ";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/dev86/dev86-0.16.17-noelks-1.patch b/pkgs/development/compilers/dev86/dev86-0.16.17-noelks-1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd0d9dfae31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/dev86/dev86-0.16.17-noelks-1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Submitted By: Andrew "Weibullguy" Rowland <darowland_at_ieee_dot_org>
+Date: 2007-10-23
+Initial Package Version: 0.16.17
+Origin: Fedora Project
+Description: Suppresses elksemu
+Upstream Status: Unknown
+
+--- dev86-0.16.17/makefile.in.noelks	2006-01-25 17:03:02.000000000 -0500
++++ dev86-0.16.17/makefile.in	2006-01-25 17:03:19.000000000 -0500
+@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@
+ 
+ #ifdef GNUMAKE
+ all: check_config bcc86 cpp unproto copt as86 ar86 ld86 objdump86 \
+-     library lib-bsd alt-libs elksemu
++     library lib-bsd alt-libs 
+ 
+ install: check_config install-bcc install-man \
+-     install-lib install-emu
++     install-lib
+ 
+ install-all: install install-other
+