diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bonnie/bonnie-homebrew.patch b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bonnie/bonnie-homebrew.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e4903143f11c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bonnie/bonnie-homebrew.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+Copyright 2009-2016 Homebrew contributors.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+
+ 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+
+# Changes included in this patchset:
+# 1) Explicitly use clang/clang++ in Makefile
+# 2) __min() and __max() macros break bon_csv2html.cpp: "redefinition of 'min' as different kind of symbol"
+#    Remove the construct in favor of macro targets min()/max() provided by the library
+#    Files affected: port.h.in port.h duration.cpp bonnie++.cpp
+# 3) Remove the #ifdef _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE macros which not only prohibits the intended functionality of
+#    splitting into 2 GB files for such filesystems but also incorrectly tests for it in the first place.
+#    The ideal fix would be to replace the AC_TRY_RUN() in configure.in if the fail code actually worked.
+#    Files affected: bonnie++.cp
+
+diff --git i/Makefile w/Makefile
+index 4bb5103..8f7ed41 100644
+--- i/Makefile
++++ w/Makefile
+@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ eprefix=${prefix}
+ #MORE_WARNINGS=-Weffc++
+ WFLAGS=-Wall -W -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -pedantic -ffor-scope -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wformat-security -Wswitch-enum -Winit-self $(MORE_WARNINGS)
+ CFLAGS=-O2  -DNDEBUG $(WFLAGS) $(MORECFLAGS)
+-CXX=g++ $(CFLAGS)
+-LINK=g++
++CXX=clang++ $(CFLAGS)
++LINK=clang++
+ THREAD_LFLAGS=-lpthread
+
+ INSTALL=/usr/bin/install -c
+diff --git i/bonnie++.cpp w/bonnie++.cpp
+index 8c5a43a..8a4b3dc 100644
+--- i/bonnie++.cpp
++++ w/bonnie++.cpp
+@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
+   void set_io_chunk_size(int size)
+     { delete m_buf; pa_new(size, m_buf, m_buf_pa); m_io_chunk_size = size; }
+   void set_file_chunk_size(int size)
+-    { delete m_buf; m_buf = new char[__max(size, m_io_chunk_size)]; m_file_chunk_size = size; }
++    { delete m_buf; m_buf = new char[max(size, m_io_chunk_size)]; m_file_chunk_size = size; }
+ 
+   // Return the page-aligned version of the local buffer
+   char *buf() { return m_buf_pa; }
+@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ CGlobalItems::CGlobalItems(bool *exitFlag)
+  , m_buf(NULL)
+  , m_buf_pa(NULL)
+ {
+-  pa_new(__max(m_io_chunk_size, m_file_chunk_size), m_buf, m_buf_pa);
++  pa_new(max(m_io_chunk_size, m_file_chunk_size), m_buf, m_buf_pa);
+   SetName(".");
+ }
+ 
+@@ -294,11 +294,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+       {
+         char *sbuf = _strdup(optarg);
+         char *size = strtok(sbuf, ":");
+-#ifdef _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
+         file_size = size_from_str(size, "gt");
+-#else
+-        file_size = size_from_str(size, "g");
+-#endif
+         size = strtok(NULL, "");
+         if(size)
+         {
+@@ -384,17 +380,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+     if(file_size % 1024 > 512)
+       file_size = file_size + 1024 - (file_size % 1024);
+   }
+-#ifndef _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
+-  if(file_size == 2048)
+-    file_size = 2047;
+-  if(file_size > 2048)
+-  {
+-    fprintf(stderr, "Large File Support not present, can't do %dM.\n", file_size);
+-    usage();
+-  }
+-#endif
+-  globals.byte_io_size = __min(file_size, globals.byte_io_size);
+-  globals.byte_io_size = __max(0, globals.byte_io_size);
++  globals.byte_io_size = min(file_size, globals.byte_io_size);
++  globals.byte_io_size = max(0, globals.byte_io_size);
+ 
+   if(machine == NULL)
+   {
+@@ -465,14 +452,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+      && (directory_max_size < directory_min_size || directory_max_size < 0
+      || directory_min_size < 0) )
+     usage();
+-#ifndef _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
+-  if(file_size > (1 << (31 - 20 + globals.io_chunk_bits)) )
+-  {
+-    fprintf(stderr
+-   , "The small chunk size and large IO size make this test impossible in 32bit.\n");
+-    usage();
+-  }
+-#endif
+   if(file_size && globals.ram && (file_size * concurrency) < (globals.ram * 2) )
+   {
+     fprintf(stderr
+diff --git i/duration.cpp w/duration.cpp
+index efa3fd3..f943155 100644
+--- i/duration.cpp
++++ w/duration.cpp
+@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ double Duration_Base::stop()
+   getTime(&tv);
+   double ret;
+   ret = tv - m_start;
+-  m_max = __max(m_max, ret);
++  m_max = max(m_max, ret);
+   return ret;
+ }
+ 
+diff --git i/port.h w/port.h
+index 8d53622..2e1f112 100644
+--- i/port.h
++++ w/port.h
+@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ typedef struct timeval TIMEVAL_TYPE;
+ #endif
+ 
+ typedef int FILE_TYPE;
+-#define __min min
+-#define __max max
+ typedef unsigned int UINT;
+ typedef unsigned long ULONG;
+ typedef const char * PCCHAR;
+diff --git i/port.h.in w/port.h.in
+index 69c8f24..8359d72 100644
+--- i/port.h.in
++++ w/port.h.in
+@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ typedef struct timeval TIMEVAL_TYPE;
+ #endif
+ 
+ typedef int FILE_TYPE;
+-#define __min min
+-#define __max max
+ typedef unsigned int UINT;
+ typedef unsigned long ULONG;
+ typedef const char * PCCHAR;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bonnie/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bonnie/default.nix
index 684a8311a746..fb25446d2e31 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bonnie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bonnie/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "bonnie++-1.03e";
+  name = "bonnie++-1.97";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/bonnie++-1.03e.tgz;
-    sha256 = "1jz2l8dz08c7vxvchigisv5a293yz95bw1k81dv6bgrlcq8ncf6b";
+    url = http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/experimental/bonnie++-1.97.tgz;
+    sha256 = "10jrqgvacvblyqv38pg5jb9jspyisxaladcrp8k6b2k46xcs1xa4";
   };
+
+  patches = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin ./bonnie-homebrew.patch;
+
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/";
     description = "Hard drive and file system benchmark suite";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux ++ stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
   };
 }