diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
index c2d78e1e079e..5caa3759a537 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
@@ -52,18 +52,18 @@ lib.makeScope
         gnutar = gnutar-musl;
       };
 
-    coreutils = callPackage ./coreutils { tinycc = tinycc-mes; };
-    coreutils-musl = callPackage ./coreutils/musl.nix {
-      bash = bash_2_05;
-      tinycc = tinycc-musl;
-      gnumake = gnumake-musl;
-      gnutar = gnutar-musl;
-    };
-    coreutils-static = callPackage ./coreutils/static.nix {
-      gcc = gcc-latest;
-      gnumake = gnumake-musl;
-      gnutar = gnutar-latest;
-    };
+      coreutils = callPackage ./coreutils { tinycc = tinycc-mes; };
+      coreutils-musl = callPackage ./coreutils/musl.nix {
+        bash = bash_2_05;
+        tinycc = tinycc-musl;
+        gnumake = gnumake-musl;
+        gnutar = gnutar-musl;
+      };
+      coreutils-static = callPackage ./coreutils/static.nix {
+        gcc = gcc-latest;
+        gnumake = gnumake-musl;
+        gnutar = gnutar-latest;
+      };
 
       diffutils = callPackage ./diffutils {
         bash = bash_2_05;
@@ -155,17 +155,23 @@ lib.makeScope
         gnused = gnused-mes;
       };
 
+      # FIXME: better package naming scheme
+      gnutar-latest = callPackage ./gnutar/latest.nix {
+        gcc = gcc46;
+        gnumake = gnumake-musl;
+        gnutarBoot = gnutar-musl;
+      };
+
       gnutar-musl = callPackage ./gnutar/musl.nix {
         bash = bash_2_05;
         tinycc = tinycc-musl;
         gnused = gnused-mes;
       };
 
-      # FIXME: better package naming scheme
-      gnutar-latest = callPackage ./gnutar/latest.nix {
-        gcc = gcc46;
+      gnutar-static = callPackage ./gnutar/static.nix {
+        gcc = gcc-latest;
         gnumake = gnumake-musl;
-        gnutarBoot = gnutar-musl;
+        gnutarBoot = gnutar-latest;
       };
 
       gzip = callPackage ./gzip {
@@ -239,34 +245,36 @@ lib.makeScope
 
       inherit (callPackage ./utils.nix { }) derivationWithMeta writeTextFile writeText;
 
-    test = kaem.runCommand "minimal-bootstrap-test" {} ''
-      echo ${bash.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${bash_2_05.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${binutils.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${bzip2.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${coreutils-musl.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${coreutils-static.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${diffutils.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${findutils.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${gawk-mes.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${gawk.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${gcc46.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${gcc46-cxx.tests.hello-world}
-      echo ${gcc8.tests.hello-world}
-      echo ${gcc-latest.tests.hello-world}
-      echo ${gnugrep.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${gnused.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${gnused-mes.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${gnutar.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${gnutar-musl.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${gnutar-latest.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${gzip.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${heirloom.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${mes.compiler.tests.get-version}
-      echo ${musl.tests.hello-world}
-      echo ${tinycc-mes.compiler.tests.chain}
-      echo ${tinycc-musl.compiler.tests.hello-world}
-      echo ${xz.tests.get-version}
-      mkdir ''${out}
-    '';
-  })
+      test = kaem.runCommand "minimal-bootstrap-test" { } ''
+        echo ${bash.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${bash_2_05.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${binutils.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${bzip2.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${coreutils-musl.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${coreutils-static.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${diffutils.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${findutils.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gawk-mes.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gawk.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gcc46.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gcc46-cxx.tests.hello-world}
+        echo ${gcc8.tests.hello-world}
+        echo ${gcc-latest.tests.hello-world}
+        echo ${gnugrep.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gnused.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gnused-mes.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gnutar.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gnutar-latest.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gnutar-musl.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gnutar-static.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${gzip.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${heirloom.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${mes.compiler.tests.get-version}
+        echo ${musl.tests.hello-world}
+        echo ${tinycc-mes.compiler.tests.chain}
+        echo ${tinycc-musl.compiler.tests.hello-world}
+        echo ${xz.tests.get-version}
+        mkdir ''${out}
+      '';
+    }
+  )
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/common.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/common.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7301d47a01de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/common.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{ lib }:
+{
+  meta = {
+    description = "GNU implementation of the `tar' archiver";
+    homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/tar";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    teams = [ lib.teams.minimal-bootstrap ];
+    mainProgram = "tar";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/latest.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/latest.nix
index 094e1c1250d1..c52636ca0273 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/latest.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/latest.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   gnutarBoot,
 }:
 let
+  inherit (import ./common.nix { inherit lib; }) meta;
   pname = "gnutar";
   version = "1.35";
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ let
 in
 bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
   {
-    inherit pname version;
+    inherit pname version meta;
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       gcc
@@ -45,15 +46,6 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
         ${result}/bin/tar --version
         mkdir $out
       '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "GNU implementation of the `tar' archiver";
-      homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/tar";
-      license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
-      teams = [ lib.teams.minimal-bootstrap ];
-      mainProgram = "tar";
-      platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-    };
   }
   ''
     # Unpack
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/mes.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/mes.nix
index 96df8b509185..4cad3b1abf14 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/mes.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/mes.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   gnugrep,
 }:
 let
+  inherit (import ./common.nix { inherit lib; }) meta;
   pname = "gnutar";
   # >= 1.13 is incompatible with mes-libc
   version = "1.12";
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ let
 in
 bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
   {
-    inherit pname version;
+    inherit pname version meta;
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       tinycc.compiler
@@ -36,15 +37,6 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
         ${result}/bin/tar --version
         mkdir $out
       '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "GNU implementation of the `tar' archiver";
-      homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/tar";
-      license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
-      teams = [ lib.teams.minimal-bootstrap ];
-      mainProgram = "tar";
-      platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-    };
   }
   ''
     # Unpack
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/musl.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/musl.nix
index 97900363d6c7..08d77ab5d1ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/musl.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/musl.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 let
   # gnutar with musl preserves modify times, allowing make to not try
   # rebuilding pregenerated files
+  inherit (import ./common.nix { inherit lib; }) meta;
   pname = "gnutar-musl";
   version = "1.12";
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ let
 in
 bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
   {
-    inherit pname version;
+    inherit pname version meta;
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [
       tinycc.compiler
@@ -37,15 +38,6 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
         ${result}/bin/tar --version
         mkdir $out
       '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "GNU implementation of the `tar' archiver";
-      homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/tar";
-      license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
-      teams = [ lib.teams.minimal-bootstrap ];
-      mainProgram = "tar";
-      platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-    };
   }
   ''
     # Unpack
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/static.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/static.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec325ad8895d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gnutar/static.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPlatform,
+  hostPlatform,
+  fetchurl,
+  bash,
+  gcc,
+  musl,
+  binutils,
+  gnumake,
+  gnused,
+  gnugrep,
+  gawk,
+  diffutils,
+  findutils,
+  gnutarBoot,
+  gzip,
+}:
+let
+  inherit (import ./common.nix { inherit lib; }) meta;
+  pname = "gnutar-static";
+  version = "1.35";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnu/tar/tar-${version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-FNVeMgY+qVJuBX+/Nfyr1TN452l4fv95GcN1WwLStX4=";
+  };
+in
+bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}"
+  {
+    inherit pname version meta;
+
+    nativeBuildInputs = [
+      gcc
+      musl
+      binutils
+      gnumake
+      gnused
+      gnugrep
+      gawk
+      diffutils
+      findutils
+      gnutarBoot
+      gzip
+    ];
+
+    passthru.tests.get-version =
+      result:
+      bash.runCommand "${pname}-get-version-${version}" { } ''
+        ${result}/bin/tar --version
+        mkdir $out
+      '';
+  }
+  ''
+    # Unpack
+    tar xzf ${src}
+    cd tar-${version}
+
+    # Configure
+    bash ./configure \
+      --prefix=$out \
+      --build=${buildPlatform.config} \
+      --host=${hostPlatform.config} \
+      CC=musl-gcc \
+      CFLAGS=-static
+
+    # Build
+    make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES
+
+    # Install
+    make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES install
+  ''