diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/mig/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/mig/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d09dc9dd4b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/mig/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{ fetchgit, stdenv, autoconf, automake, flex, bison, machHeaders
+, cross ? null }:
+
+let rev = "4fee6a5652f609cb68cdbd9049d4da7a194f15f8"; in
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "mig-1.4-${rev}";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "git://git.sv.gnu.org/hurd/mig.git";
+    sha256 = "d6958d9b60925d4600aac133c9505bc873a16b203c69260bd0fb228922ee9273";
+    inherit rev;
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ autoconf automake flex bison machHeaders ];
+
+  preConfigure = "autoreconf -vfi";
+
+  configureFlags =
+    stdenv.lib.optionalString (cross != null) "--build=${cross.config}";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "GNU MIG, the Mach interface generator";
+
+    longDescription =
+      '' GNU MIG is the GNU distribution of the Mach 3.0 interface generator
+         MIG, as maintained by the GNU Hurd developers for the GNU project.
+
+         You need this tool to compile the GNU Mach and GNU Hurd
+         distributions, and to compile the GNU C library for the Hurd.  Also,
+         you will need it for other software in the GNU system that uses
+         Mach-based inter-process communication.
+      '';
+
+    license = "GPLv2+";
+
+    homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/microkernel/mach/mig/gnu_mig.html;
+
+    # platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu;  # really GNU/Hurd
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cf62ec263ea5..92a876d1f70c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3255,6 +3255,11 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv builderDefs stringsWithDeps lib elfutils;
   };
 
+  migCross = forceBuildDrv (import ../development/tools/misc/mig {
+    inherit fetchgit stdenv autoconf automake flex bison machHeaders;
+    cross = assert crossSystem != null; crossSystem;
+  });
+
   mk = import ../development/tools/build-managers/mk {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };