diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernelscripts/builder.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernelscripts/builder.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..81b10a2fd4f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernelscripts/builder.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /bin/sh -e
+
+export MODULE_DIR=$out/lib/modules
+
+kernelVersion=$(cd $kernel/lib/modules/; ls -d *)
+
+mkdir -p $out/lib/modules/$kernelVersion
+
+cd $kernel
+
+# making kernel directories
+
+find . -not -path "./lib/modules/$kernelVersion/build*" -type d | xargs -n 1 -i% mkdir -p $out/%
+
+# symlinking kernel modules
+
+find . -not -path "./lib/modules/$kernelVersion/build*" -a -not -path \
+  "./System*" -a -not -path "./vmlinuz*" -type f | xargs -n 1 -i% \
+  ln -s $kernel/% $archivesDir/%
+
+# echo making ov511 directories
+
+# cd $ov511
+# @findutils@/bin/find . -not -path "./lib/modules/$kernelVersion/build*" -type d | @findutils@/bin/xargs -n 1 -i% @coreutils@/bin/mkdir -p $archivesDir/%
+# 
+# echo symlinking ov511 modules
+# 
+# @findutils@/bin/find . -not -path "./lib/modules/$kernelVersion/build*" -type f | @findutils@/bin/xargs -n 1 -i% @coreutils@/bin/ln -s $ov511/% $archivesDir/%
+
+# running depmod
+$module_init_tools/sbin/depmod -ae
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernelscripts/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernelscripts/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc2025de42c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernelscripts/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{stdenv, module_init_tools, kernel, modules}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  builder = ./builder.sh;
+  name = "module-init-tools-script-0.0.1";
+
+  inherit module_init_tools kernel modules;
+}