diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd-netlogd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sy/systemd-netlogd/package.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  gperf,
+  libcap,
+  meson,
+  ninja,
+  nix-update-script,
+  openssl,
+  pkg-config,
+  pkgsCross,
+  sphinx,
+  systemd,
+  systemdLibs,
+  opensslSupport ? true,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "systemd-netlogd";
+  version = "1.4.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "systemd";
+    repo = "systemd-netlogd";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-FwBwhsnVathlRQjKyrsPpZZlCb2rIpVuHGq9mG3mNsw=";
+  };
+
+  # Fixup a few installation paths
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace meson.build \
+      --replace-fail "get_option('prefix')" "get_option('bindir')"
+    substituteInPlace doc/meson.build \
+      --replace-fail "'/usr/share/man/man8'" "get_option('mandir') / 'man8'"
+    substituteInPlace units/meson.build \
+      --replace-fail "get_option('prefix') / 'system'" "get_option('libdir') / 'systemd/system'"
+
+    substituteInPlace units/systemd-netlogd.service.in \
+      --replace-fail '@PKGPREFIX@/systemd-netlogd' '${placeholder "out"}/bin/systemd-netlogd'
+  '';
+
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "man"
+  ];
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gperf
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+    sphinx
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libcap
+    systemdLibs
+  ] ++ lib.optional opensslSupport openssl;
+
+  mesonFlags = [
+    "--sysconfdir=${placeholder "out"}/etc/systemd"
+    (lib.mesonBool "openssl" opensslSupport)
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+
+  passthru = {
+    # Make sure x86_64-linux -> aarch64-linux cross compilation works
+    tests = lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv.buildPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux") {
+      aarch64-cross = pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform.systemd-netlogd;
+    };
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Forwards messages from the journal to other hosts over the network";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/systemd/systemd-netlogd";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/systemd/systemd-netlogd/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ getchoo ];
+    inherit (systemd.meta) platforms;
+    mainProgram = "systemd-netlogd";
+  };
+})