diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/oci8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/oci8/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea699c2034e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/oci8/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ buildPecl, lib, pkgs }:
+
+buildPecl {
+  pname = "oci8";
+
+  version = "2.2.0";
+  sha256 = "0jhivxj1nkkza4h23z33y7xhffii60d7dr51h1czjk10qywl7pyd";
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgs.oracle-instantclient ];
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-oci8=shared,instantclient,${pkgs.oracle-instantclient.lib}/lib" ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i -e 's|OCISDKMANINC=`.*$|OCISDKMANINC="${pkgs.oracle-instantclient.dev}/include"|' config.m4
+  '';
+
+  meta.maintainers = lib.teams.php.members;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
index 7cf385cb6d7..3b8efa0f27d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
@@ -86,20 +86,7 @@ in
 
     mongodb = callPackage ../development/php-packages/mongodb { };
 
-    oci8 = buildPecl {
-      version = "2.2.0";
-      pname = "oci8";
-
-      sha256 = "0jhivxj1nkkza4h23z33y7xhffii60d7dr51h1czjk10qywl7pyd";
-      buildInputs = [ pkgs.oracle-instantclient ];
-      configureFlags = [ "--with-oci8=shared,instantclient,${pkgs.oracle-instantclient.lib}/lib" ];
-
-      postPatch = ''
-        sed -i -e 's|OCISDKMANINC=`.*$|OCISDKMANINC="${pkgs.oracle-instantclient.dev}/include"|' config.m4
-      '';
-
-      meta.maintainers = lib.teams.php.members;
-    };
+    oci8 = callPackage ../development/php-packages/oci8 { };
 
     pcov = buildPecl {
       version = "1.0.6";