diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/eggs.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/eggs.nix
index f5fd43e25bfb..fc8c5b807bdc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/eggs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/eggs.nix
@@ -183,6 +183,20 @@ rec {
     ];
   };
 
+  sendfile = eggDerivation {
+    name = "sendfile-1.8.3";
+
+    src = fetchegg {
+      name = "sendfile";
+      version = "1.8.3";
+      sha256 = "0acmydjxlrbq7bdspmrzv9q9l3gh4xxnbpi5g1d5mz1g2mjwgm63";
+    };
+
+    buildInputs = [
+      memory-mapped-files
+    ];
+  };
+
   srfi-1 = eggDerivation {
     name = "srfi-1-0.5.1";