diff --git a/nix/.SRCINFO b/nix/.SRCINFO
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b8b731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/.SRCINFO
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+pkgbase = nix
+	pkgdesc = A purely functional package manager
+	pkgver = 2.3.12
+	pkgrel = 1
+	url = https://nixos.org/nix
+	install = nix.install
+	arch = i686
+	arch = x86_64
+	arch = armv7h
+	license = LGPL
+	makedepends = bzip2
+	makedepends = openssl
+	depends = gc
+	depends = libsodium
+	depends = boost
+	depends = brotli
+	depends = editline
+	optdepends = archlinux-nix: tools to help with setup of Nix
+	source = https://nixos.org/releases/nix/nix-2.3.12/nix-2.3.12.tar.xz
+	source = ldflags.patch
+	sha256sums = 213a7d49c461079b32361e4d008d248d7f68e34d2cc9347f3a8ff9029f9afb5d
+	sha256sums = 42350237d98785b30b0ee099405f2f1f7412f8a816162c22bd232ed3dbbe0305
+
+pkgname = nix
diff --git a/nix/PKGBUILD b/nix/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9cb967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Maintainer: Alastair Pharo <asppsa at gmail dot com>
+# Co-Maintainer: Bert Peters <bert@bertptrs.nl>
+# Contributor: Felix Morgner <felix.morgner@gmail.com>
+# Contributor: Vlad M. <vlad@archlinux.net>
+# Contributor: Mario Rodas
+# Contributor: Oozyslug <oozyslug at gmail dot com>
+# Contributor: koral <koral at mailoo dot org>
+# Contributor: Anders Bennehag
+
+pkgname=nix
+pkgver=2.3.12
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="A purely functional package manager"
+arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'armv7h')
+url="https://nixos.org/nix"
+license=('LGPL')
+depends=('gc' 'libsodium' 'boost' 'brotli' 'editline')
+optdepends=('archlinux-nix: tools to help with setup of Nix')
+makedepends=('bzip2' 'openssl')
+install=nix.install
+source=("https://nixos.org/releases/nix/nix-$pkgver/nix-$pkgver.tar.xz"
+        'ldflags.patch')
+sha256sums=('213a7d49c461079b32361e4d008d248d7f68e34d2cc9347f3a8ff9029f9afb5d'
+            '42350237d98785b30b0ee099405f2f1f7412f8a816162c22bd232ed3dbbe0305')
+
+prepare() {
+  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
+  patch --forward --strip=1 --input="${srcdir}/ldflags.patch"
+}
+
+build () {
+  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
+  CXXFLAGS='-D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0' ./configure --prefix=/usr \
+              --libexecdir="/usr/lib/$pkgname" \
+              --sysconfdir=/etc \
+              --enable-gc
+  make
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
+  install -Dm644 COPYING "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"
+}
diff --git a/nix/ldflags.patch b/nix/ldflags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a2c4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/ldflags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff --git a/mk/libraries.mk b/mk/libraries.mk
+index 307e29b9d05..25cb1b81da6 100644
+--- a/mk/libraries.mk
++++ b/mk/libraries.mk
+@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ define build-library
+     ifneq ($(OS), Darwin)
+       $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE += -Wl,-rpath,$$(abspath $$(_d))
+     endif
+-    $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE += -L$$(_d) -l$$(patsubst lib%,%,$$(strip $$($(1)_NAME)))
++    # -L and -l might conflict with previously-installed libraries. Instead
++    #  pass the file directly to the linker.
++    $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE += -Wl,$$(_d)/$$($(1)_NAME).$(SO_EXT)
+ 
+     $(1)_INSTALL_PATH := $(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)/$$($(1)_NAME).$(SO_EXT)
+ 
+@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ define build-library
+     $$($(1)_INSTALL_PATH): $$($(1)_OBJS) $$(_libs_final) | $(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)/
+ 	$$(trace-ld) $(CXX) -o $$@ -shared $$(LDFLAGS) $$(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS_PROPAGATED) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED))
+ 
+-    $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED += -L$$(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR) -l$$(patsubst lib%,%,$$(strip $$($(1)_NAME)))
++    $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED += -Wl,$$(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)/$$($(1)_NAME).$(SO_EXT)
+     ifneq ($(OS), Darwin)
+       ifeq ($(SET_RPATH_TO_LIBS), 1)
+         $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED += -Wl,-rpath,$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)
diff --git a/nix/nix.install b/nix/nix.install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e07213e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/nix.install
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+install_info() {
+  echo "Nix is installed but no configuration has been done to make it work."
+  echo "You may wish to install the archlinux-nix package from AUR to help set"
+  echo "things up."
+  echo
+  echo "For more information on how to use nix, check out Part III of the Nix Manual:"
+  echo
+  echo "    https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-package-management"
+  echo
+}
+
+remove_info() {
+  echo "You may wish to do some clean up:"
+  echo
+  echo "1. delete /nix folder"
+  echo "   # rm -r /nix"
+  echo
+  echo "2. delete the config dir"
+  echo "   # rm -r /etc/nix"
+  echo
+  echo "3. you may also want to delete nix-related files from users' home dirs"
+  echo "   # rm -r /root/.nix-* /home/*/.nix-*"
+  echo
+}
+
+post_install() {
+  install_info
+}
+
+post_remove() {
+  remove_info
+}