diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fbterm/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fbterm/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..189272b7d9b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/fbterm/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+a :  
+let 
+  fetchurl = a.fetchurl;
+  
+  version = a.lib.getAttr ["version"] "1.2" a; 
+  buildInputs = with a; [
+    gpm fontconfig freetype pkgconfig
+  ];
+in
+rec {
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://fbterm.googlecode.com/files/fbterm-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0q4axmnpwlpjlpaj19iw7nyxkqsvwq767szdkzsgancq99afwqyd";
+  };
+
+  inherit buildInputs;
+  configureFlags = [];
+
+  /* doConfigure should be removed if not needed */
+  phaseNames = ["doConfigure" "doMakeInstall"];
+      
+  name = "fbterm-" + version;
+  meta = {
+    description = "Framebuffer terminal emulator";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ec4391d83d3c..beaa73d43fc4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5926,6 +5926,10 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv gettext;
   };
 
+  fbterm = builderDefsPackage (import ../os-specific/linux/fbterm) {
+    inherit fontconfig gpm freetype pkgconfig;
+  };
+
   fuse = import ../os-specific/linux/fuse {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv utillinux;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/template-composing-builder.nix b/pkgs/top-level/template-composing-builder.nix
index b7b3db268b5d..0efb347d821c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/template-composing-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/template-composing-builder.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 a :  
 let 
-  lib = a.lib;
   fetchurl = a.fetchurl;
 
-  version = lib.getAttr ["version"] "" a; 
+  version = a.lib.getAttr ["version"] "" a; 
   buildInputs = with a; [
     
   ];