diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-arm/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-arm/builder.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac8b7f13a790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-arm/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+. $stdenv/setup
+
+patchConfigure() {
+    # Clear the default library search path.
+    if test "$noSysDirs" = "1"; then
+        echo 'NATIVE_LIB_DIRS=' >> ld/configure.tgt
+    fi
+}
+
+preConfigure=patchConfigure
+
+genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-arm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-arm/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..580e87e5ac22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils-arm/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, noSysDirs}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "binutils-2.16.1-arm";
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://ftp.nluug.nl/gnu/binutils/binutils-2.16.1.tar.bz2;
+    md5 = "6a9d529efb285071dad10e1f3d2b2967";
+  };
+  inherit noSysDirs;
+  configureFlags = "--target=arm-linux";
+}