diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libarchive/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libarchive/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7dc2b39389e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libarchive/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+args: with args;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+	name = "libarchive-2.4.11";
+
+	src = fetchurl {
+		url = "http://FIXME_dont_remember/${name}.tar.gz";
+		sha256 = "1iq5hs4hbqyl6sqiqlaj3j89vpfqx6zv974c965nxjvmwy816dbz";
+	};
+
+	buildInputs = [zlib];
+
+	meta = {
+		description = "A library for reading and writing streaming archives";
+	};
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 14bcc96d857f..d14a3bf1e05e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2119,6 +2119,10 @@ rec {
     inherit (xlibs) libXp libXau;
   };
 
+  libarchive = import ../development/libraries/libarchive {
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv zlib;
+  };
+
   libassuan = import ../development/libraries/libassuan {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv pth;
   };