diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e1000e/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e1000e/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dfb2738bcceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/e1000e/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, kernel }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "e1000e-1.5.1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/e1000/e1000e-1.5.1.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0nzjlarpqcpm5y112n3vzra4qv32hiygpfkk10y8g4nln4adhqsw";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ kernel ];
+
+  configurePhase = ''
+    cd src
+    kernel_version=$( cd ${kernel}/lib/modules && echo * )
+    sed -i -e 's|/lib/modules|${kernel}/lib/modules|' Makefile
+    export makeFlags="BUILD_KERNEL=$kernel_version"
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    install -v -D -m 644 e1000e.ko "$out/lib/modules/$kernel_version/kernel/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko"
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Linux kernel drivers for Intel Ethernet adapters and LOMs (LAN On Motherboard)";
+    homepage = "http://e1000.sf.net/";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3262c1d0bc03..add998fa3033 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5578,6 +5578,8 @@ let
       #libtool = libtool_1_5; # libtool 2 causes a fork bomb
     };
 
+    e1000e = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/e1000e {};
+
     exmap = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/exmap {
       inherit (gtkLibs) gtkmm;
     };