diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/signon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/signon/default.nix
index 7b3defb8a589..d33edf9726f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/signon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/signon/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchzip, doxygen, qt5 }:
+{ stdenv, fetchzip, doxygen, qtbase }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "signon-${version}";
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0q1ncmp27jrwbjkqisf0l63zzpw6bcsx5i4y86xixh8wd5arj87a";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ qt5.base ];
+  buildInputs = [ qtbase ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ doxygen ];
 
   configurePhase = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/signon/old.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/signon/old.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7b3defb8a589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/signon/old.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchzip, doxygen, qt5 }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "signon-${version}";
+  version = "8.57";
+  src = fetchzip {
+    url = "http://signond.accounts-sso.googlecode.com/archive/${version}.zip";
+    sha256 = "0q1ncmp27jrwbjkqisf0l63zzpw6bcsx5i4y86xixh8wd5arj87a";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ qt5.base ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ doxygen ];
+
+  configurePhase = ''
+    qmake PREFIX=$out LIBDIR=$out/lib CMAKE_CONFIG_PATH=$out/lib/cmake/SignOnQt5
+  '';
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b469a51f36dc..bfcfb409cf46 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7956,6 +7956,8 @@ let
 
     qca-qt5 = callPackage ../development/libraries/qca-qt5 { };
 
+    signon = callPackage ../development/libraries/signon { };
+
     vlc = callPackage ../applications/video/vlc {
       qt4 = null;
       withQt5 = true;
@@ -8117,6 +8119,8 @@ let
 
   sfml = callPackage ../development/libraries/sfml { };
 
+  signon = callPackage ../development/libraries/signon/old.nix {};
+
   skalibs = callPackage ../development/libraries/skalibs { };
 
   slang = callPackage ../development/libraries/slang { };
@@ -8147,8 +8151,6 @@ let
 
   soundtouch = callPackage ../development/libraries/soundtouch {};
 
-  signon = callPackage ../development/libraries/signon { };
-
   spandsp = callPackage ../development/libraries/spandsp {};
 
   spatialite_tools = callPackage ../development/libraries/spatialite-tools { };