diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/builder.sh b/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/builder.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb0824d8a28c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+source $stdenv/setup
+installFlags="PREFIX=$out"
+
+preBuild() {
+    cp Makefile.def Makefile
+}
+
+postInstall() {
+    rm $out/bin/uncompress* $out/bin/zcat*
+    ln -s compress $out/bin/uncompress
+    ln -s compress $out/bin/zcat
+}
+
+genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..33edf9bb84ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "ncompress-4.2.4";
+  
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+
+  patches = [ ./makefile.patch ];
+    
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = mirror://sourceforge/project/ncompress/ncompress%20%28bugfixes%29/ncompress-4.2.4.2/ncompress-4.2.4.2.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "38158c792b769fe23c74f8d3ea0e27569a9b1d21b53a4faf8acbb1ac03743221";
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://sourceforge.net/projects/ncompress/files/ncompress%20%28bugfixes%29/ncompress-4.2.4.2/ncompress-4.2.4.2.tar.gz/download;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/makefile.patch b/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/makefile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49aa4e65c768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/makefile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff -Naur ncompress-4.2.4.2.orig/Makefile.def ncompress-4.2.4.2/Makefile.def
+--- ncompress-4.2.4.2.orig/Makefile.def	2007-09-06 22:28:42.000000000 -0500
++++ ncompress-4.2.4.2/Makefile.def	2009-08-18 12:30:53.000000000 -0500
+@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
+ # C complier
+ #CC=cc
+ 
++PREFIX=/usr/local
++
+ # Install prefix
+ DESTDIR=
+ 
+ # Install directory for binarys
+-BINDIR=/usr/local/bin
++BINDIR=$(PREFIX)/bin
+ 
+ # Install directory for manual
+-MANDIR=/usr/local/man/man1
++MANDIR=$(PREFIX)/man/man1
+ 
+ # compiler options:
+ # options is a collection of:
+@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@
+ #	-DDEF_ERRNO=1				Define error (not defined in errno.h).
+ #	-DMAXSEG_64K=1 -BITS=16		Support segment processsor like 80286.
+ #
+-options= $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -DDIRENT=1 -DUSERMEM=800000 -DREGISTERS=3
++options= $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -DDIRENT=1 -DUSERMEM=800000 -DREGISTERS=3 -DNOFUNCDEF=1
+ 
+ # libary options
+ LBOPT= $(LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f44dc0a0ac0f..ee520acddfc1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@ let
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
+  ncompress = import ../tools/compression/ncompress {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv;
+  };
+
   bzip2 = useFromStdenv "bzip2"
     (import ../tools/compression/bzip2 {
       inherit fetchurl stdenv;