diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libkqueue/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libkqueue/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..39a6efeb6fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libkqueue/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libkqueue";
+  version = "2.6.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mheily";
+    repo = "libkqueue";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-qh1r95A/ngg4KWSVYlC8ldv2ClV+rRPNcJDH+aAGxHs=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "kqueue(2) compatibility library";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mheily/libkqueue";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.marsam ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b264e90bc9c7..bb38b9774bfe 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18604,6 +18604,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libivykis = callPackage ../development/libraries/libivykis { };
 
+  libkqueue = callPackage ../development/libraries/libkqueue { };
+
   liblastfmSF = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblastfmSF { };
 
   liblcf = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblcf { };