diff --git a/home/desktop.nix b/home/desktop.nix
index 45ead01..dbd6f70 100644
--- a/home/desktop.nix
+++ b/home/desktop.nix
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
     htop
     hyfetch
     imagemagick
-    # telnet
-    inetutils
     ipsw
     jq
     libimobiledevice
@@ -45,6 +43,7 @@
     rustup
     socat
     swiftformat
+    telnet
     tmux
     unar
     virt-manager
diff --git a/pkgs/default.nix b/pkgs/default.nix
index 548a048..c99976a 100644
--- a/pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { pkgs, ... }: {
   ipsw = pkgs.callPackage ./ipsw.nix { };
   monaco-powerline = pkgs.callPackage ./monaco-powerline/default.nix { };
+  telnet = pkgs.callPackage ./telnet.nix { };
   swiftformat = pkgs.callPackage ./swiftformat.nix { };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/telnet.nix b/pkgs/telnet.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fdd59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/telnet.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, stdenvNoCC }:
+
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "telnet";
+  version = pkgs.inetutils.version;
+
+  dontUnpack = true;
+
+  postBuild = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    ln -sf "${pkgs.inetutils}/bin/telnet" $out/bin/telnet
+
+    mkdir -p $out/share/man/man1
+    ln -sf "${pkgs.inetutils}/share/man/man1" $out/share/man/man1
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "telnet from inetutils as a standalone derivation";
+    platforms = pkgs.inetutils.meta.platforms;
+  };
+}