diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix
index 40501a78b1eb..e1b52102907b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1bd0rv93pxlv58c0x1d4dsjq4pg5qwrm2p7qw83pca7izlncgvfr";
   };
 
+  goDeps = ./deps.nix;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration";
     homepage    = http://www.packer.io;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/packer/deps.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/packer/deps.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..544facda0159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/packer/deps.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[
+  {
+    goPackagePath = "github.com/hashicorp/packer";
+    fetch = {
+      type = "git";
+      url = "https://github.com/hashicorp/packer";
+      rev = "07decf99adc272a386e3a013846248810d9aa690";
+      sha256 = "17rrzrlr48spadb9fymn1a0blqggs2mfmqbwfxs0pnw66mhd0fzz";
+    };
+  }
+]