diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ei/eiwd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ei/eiwd/package.nix
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+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, autoreconfHook
+, pkg-config
+, python3Packages  # for tests
+, openssl          # for tests
+, enableManpages ? true
+, docutils         # for manpages
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "eiwd";
+  version = "2.8-1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "illiliti";
+    repo = "eiwd";
+    rev = finalAttrs.version;
+    hash = "sha256-SD/RJFuGBwFT4G73f93VrWO/6mGKQxjVhmNrpKRA/WY=";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
+  };
+
+  outputs = [
+    "out" "doc"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableManpages [
+    "man"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals finalAttrs.doCheck [
+    "test"
+  ];
+
+  postUnpack = ''
+    patchShebangs .
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
+    pkg-config
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableManpages [
+    docutils    # only for the man pages
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    python3Packages.python
+    (lib.getBin openssl)
+  ];
+
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--disable-dbus"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!enableManpages) [
+    "--disable-manual-pages"
+  ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  # override this to false if you don't want to build python3
+  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+
+  # prevent the `install-data-local` Makefile rule from running;
+  # all it does is attempt to `mkdir` the `localstatedir`.
+  preInstall = ''
+    mkdir install-data-local
+    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace \
+      '$(MKDIR_P) -m 700 $(DESTDIR)$(daemon_storagedir)' \
+      'true'
+  '';
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $doc/share/doc
+    cp -a doc $doc/share/doc/iwd
+    cp -a README AUTHORS TODO $doc/share/doc/iwd
+  '' + lib.optionalString finalAttrs.doCheck ''
+    mkdir -p $test/bin
+    cp -a test/* $test/bin/
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/illiliti/eiwd/";
+    description = "Fork of iwd (wifi daemon) which does not require dbus";
+    license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+})