diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix
index 5d4eae4e0639..02d767000682 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, python2Packages, utillinux, fixDarwinDylibNames }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
 let
   version = "2.8.1";
@@ -10,38 +10,18 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "15ids8k2f0xhnnxh4m85w2f78pg5ndiwrpl24kyssznnp1l5yqai";
   };
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error";
   patches = [ ./build-shared.patch ];
+  makeFlags = [ "DESTDIR=" "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+  buildFlags = "library";
+  doCheck = true;
+  checkTarget = "test";
 
-  configurePhase = "gyp -f make --depth=`pwd` http_parser.gyp";
-
-  buildFlags = [ "BUILDTYPE=Release" ];
-
-  buildInputs =
-    [ python2Packages.gyp ]
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux utillinux
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ python2Packages.python fixDarwinDylibNames ];
-
-  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    out/Release/test-nonstrict
-    out/Release/test-strict
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/lib
-    mv out/Release/${if stdenv.isDarwin then "*.dylib" else "lib.target/*"} $out/lib
-
-    mkdir -p $out/include
-    mv http_parser.h $out/include
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "An HTTP message parser written in C";
-
     homepage = https://github.com/joyent/http-parser;
-
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ matthewbauer ];
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }