diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wpa_supplicant/builder-gui-qt4.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wpa_supplicant/builder-gui-qt4.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 728b5837b16..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wpa_supplicant/builder-gui-qt4.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-source $stdenv/setup
-
-tar xfvz $src
-cd $pkgname-$version/wpa_supplicant
-cp defconfig .config
-substituteInPlace Makefile --replace /usr/local $out
-make wpa_gui-qt4
-cd wpa_gui-qt4
-cd icons
-make
-ensureDir $out/share/icons
-cp -av hicolor $out/share/icons
-cd ..
-ensureDir $out/bin
-cp wpa_gui $out/bin
-ensureDir $out/share/applications
-cp wpa_gui.desktop $out/share/applications
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wpa_supplicant/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wpa_supplicant/default.nix
index be7c5a38c2a..875a4811f92 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wpa_supplicant/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wpa_supplicant/default.nix
@@ -1,53 +1,68 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, openssl
-, guiSupport ? false
-, qt4}:
-
-assert !guiSupport || qt4 != null;
+{stdenv, fetchurl, openssl, qt4, inkscape}:
 
 let
-  buildDirs = "wpa_supplicant wpa_passphrase wpa_cli";
-in
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "wpa_supplicant-0.7.2";
-
+  version = "0.7.2";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "http://hostap.epitest.fi/releases/${name}.tar.gz";
+    url = "http://hostap.epitest.fi/releases/wpa_supplicant-${version}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "1gnwhnczli50gidsq22ya68hixmdrhd1sxw202ygihvg6xsjl06z";
   };
+in
+
+(stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "wpa_supplicant-${version}";
+  inherit src;
 
   preBuild = ''
     cd wpa_supplicant
-    cp defconfig .config
-    echo CONFIG_DEBUG_SYSLOG=y >> .config
+    cp -v defconfig .config
+    echo CONFIG_DEBUG_SYSLOG=y | tee -a .config
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace /usr/local $out
-    makeFlagsArray=(ALL="${buildDirs} ${if guiSupport then "wpa_gui-qt4" else ""}")
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [openssl]
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optional guiSupport qt4;
-
-  # qt gui doesn't install because the executable is named differently from directory name
-  # so never include wpa_gui_-qt4 in buildDirs when running make install
-  preInstall = if guiSupport then ''
-    makeFlagsArray=(ALL="${buildDirs}")
-  '' else null;
+  buildInputs = [openssl];
 
   postInstall = ''
     ensureDir $out/share/man/man5 $out/share/man/man8
-    cp doc/docbook/*.5 $out/share/man/man5/
-    cp doc/docbook/*.8 $out/share/man/man8/
-  ''
-  + (if guiSupport then ''
-      pwd
-      cp wpa_gui-qt4/wpa_gui $out/sbin
-    '' else "");
+    cp -v doc/docbook/*.5 $out/share/man/man5/
+    cp -v doc/docbook/*.8 $out/share/man/man8/
+  '';
 
   meta = {
     homepage = http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/;
     description = "A tool for connecting to WPA and WPA2-protected wireless networks";
-    maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.marcweber];
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [marcweber urkud];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
+}) // {
+gui = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "wpa_gui-${version}";
 
+  inherit src;
+
+  buildInputs = [ qt4 ];
+
+  buildNativeInputs = [ inkscape ];
+
+  prePatch = "cd wpa_supplicant/wpa_gui-qt4";
+
+  configurePhase = ''
+    lrelease wpa_gui.pro
+    qmake'';
+
+# We do not install .xpm icons. First of all, I don't know where they should
+# be install. Second, this allows us to drop imagemagick build-time dependency.
+  postBuild = ''
+    sed -e '/ICONS.*xpm/d' -i icons/Makefile
+    make -C icons
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -pv $out/bin
+    cp -v wpa_gui $out/bin
+    mkdir -pv $out/share/applications
+    cp -v wpa_gui.desktop $out/share/applications
+    mkdir -pv $out/share/icons
+    cp -av icons/hicolor $out/share/icons
+  '';
+};
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ff5a7ab2255..786f59edcfd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5680,15 +5680,9 @@ let
   wirelesstools = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/wireless-tools { };
 
   wpa_supplicant = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/wpa_supplicant {
-    guiSupport = false;
   };
-  # prebuild binaries:
-  wpa_supplicant_gui = wpa_supplicant.override { guiSupport = true; };
 
-  # deprecated, but contains icon ? Does no longer build
-  /* didn't build Sun Apr 25 20:34:18 CEST 2010
-  wpa_supplicant_gui_qt4_old = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/wpa_supplicant/gui-qt4.nix { };
-  */
+  wpa_supplicant_gui = pkgs.wpa_supplicant.gui;
 
   xf86_input_wacom = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/xf86-input-wacom { };