diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder.sh
index 16bc0628b9b6..be325766c77f 100755
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ installPhase() {
 
     patchelf --set-rpath $out/lib:$glPath $out/lib/libGL.so.*.*
     patchelf --set-rpath $out/lib:$glPath $out/lib/libXvMCNVIDIA.so.*.*
+    set +e
+    # Legacy nvidia doesn't have cuda
     patchelf --set-rpath $cudaPath $out/lib/libcuda.so.*.*
+    set -e
     patchelf --set-rpath $out/lib $out/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so.*.*
 
     for i in nvidia-settings nvidia-xconfig; do
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3bf5669adc42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, kernel, xlibs, gtkLibs, zlib}:
+
+let 
+
+  versionNumber = "96.43.13";
+
+in
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "nvidia-x11-${versionNumber}-${kernel.version}";
+  
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  
+  src =
+    if stdenv.system == "i686-linux" then
+      fetchurl {
+        url = "http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/${versionNumber}/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-${versionNumber}-pkg0.run";
+        sha256 = "1l0z1qik3vy2agjq86jwcpdn8qz16j1xpzvjzaiyc9ccdskbvm87";
+      }
+    else if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then
+      fetchurl {
+        url = "http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/${versionNumber}/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-${versionNumber}-pkg0.run";
+        sha256 = "0xi90qc32a9im8v6j28k2kj8y4wgc3aqkjxfd3ii5jn629ba18l0";
+      }
+    else throw "nvidia-x11 does not support platform ${stdenv.system}";
+
+  inherit versionNumber kernel;
+
+  dontStrip = true;
+
+  glPath = stdenv.lib.makeLibraryPath [xlibs.libXext xlibs.libX11 xlibs.libXrandr];
+
+  cudaPath = stdenv.lib.makeLibraryPath [zlib stdenv.gcc.gcc];
+
+  programPath = stdenv.lib.makeLibraryPath [
+    gtkLibs.gtk gtkLibs.atk gtkLibs.pango gtkLibs.glib
+    xlibs.libXv
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html;
+    description = "X.org driver and kernel module for Legacy NVIDIA graphics cards";
+    license = "unfree";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4f9b6346839e..0b22b09bdab4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5448,6 +5448,10 @@ let
       inherit stdenv fetchurl kernel xlibs gtkLibs zlib;
     };
 
+    nvidia_x11_legacy = import ../os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy.nix {
+      inherit stdenv fetchurl kernel xlibs gtkLibs zlib;
+    };
+
     wis_go7007 = import ../os-specific/linux/wis-go7007 {
       inherit fetchurl stdenv kernel ncurses fxload;
     };