diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/rmlint/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/rmlint/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..993e20c7beba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/rmlint/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, glibc }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "rmlint-1.0.8";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/downloads/sahib/rmlint/rmlint_1.0.8.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "bea39a5872b39d3596e756f242967bc5bde6febeb996fdcd63fbcf5bfdc75f01";
+  };
+
+  makeFlags="DESTDIR=$(out)";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A tool to remove duplicates and other lint";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/sahib/rmlint";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 66f1c4fdfa4c..a54ed4d0ca10 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1559,6 +1559,8 @@ let
 
   ripmime = callPackage ../tools/networking/ripmime {};
 
+  rmlint = callPackage ../tools/misc/rmlint {};
+
   rng_tools = callPackage ../tools/security/rng-tools { };
 
   rsnapshot = callPackage ../tools/backup/rsnapshot {