diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gyp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gyp/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46b0dde636a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gyp/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchgit
+, isPy3k
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "gyp";
+  version = "2015-06-11";
+  disabled = isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp.git";
+    rev = "fdc7b812f99e48c00e9a487bd56751bbeae07043";
+    sha256 = "1imgxsl4mr1662vsj2mlnpvvrbz71yk00w8p85vi5bkgmc6awgiz";
+  };
+
+  prePatch = stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    sed -i 's/raise.*No Xcode or CLT version detected.*/version = "7.0.0"/' pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
+  '';
+
+  patches = stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    ./no-darwin-cflags.patch
+    ./no-xcode.patch
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A tool to generate native build files";
+    homepage = https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp/+/master/README.md;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ codyopel ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8b18f7e1e05..961c4e3dfb1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2430,35 +2430,7 @@ in {
 
   gspread = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gspread { };
 
-  gyp = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "gyp-${version}";
-    version = "2015-06-11";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchgit {
-      url = "https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp.git";
-      rev = "fdc7b812f99e48c00e9a487bd56751bbeae07043";
-      sha256 = "1imgxsl4mr1662vsj2mlnpvvrbz71yk00w8p85vi5bkgmc6awgiz";
-    };
-
-    prePatch = optionals pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin ''
-      sed -i 's/raise.*No Xcode or CLT version detected.*/version = "7.0.0"/' pylib/gyp/xcode_emulation.py
-    '';
-
-    patches = optionals pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin [
-      ../development/python-modules/gyp/no-darwin-cflags.patch
-      ../development/python-modules/gyp/no-xcode.patch
-    ];
-
-    disabled = isPy3k;
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A tool to generate native build files";
-      homepage = https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp/+/master/README.md;
-      license = licenses.bsd3;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ codyopel ];
-      platforms = platforms.all;
-    };
-  };
+  gyp = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gyp { };
 
   guessit = callPackage ../development/python-modules/guessit { };