diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/default.nix
index 05542321d8f6..d7caa744730c 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/default.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ let {
           gcc = gccCore;
           shell = msysShell;
           inherit curl;
+          isDarwin = false;
         };
 
       mkDerivationFun = {
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/fetchurl/builder.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/fetchurl/builder.sh
index fb1386285b69..e9f2669a097f 100755
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/fetchurl/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/fetchurl/builder.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ if test -z "$out"; then
 fi
 
 header "downloading $out from $url"
-echo "curl is $curl"
 $curl --fail --location --max-redirs 20 "$url" > "$out"
 
 if test "$NIX_OUTPUT_CHECKED" != "1"; then
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ if test "$NIX_OUTPUT_CHECKED" != "1"; then
     fi
 fi
 
-echo "chmod is $chmod"
 $chmod a-x $out
 
 stopNest
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/setup.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/setup.sh
index 8e144a26139d..9d53f487540d 100755
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/setup.sh
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/mingw/setup.sh
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ else
   cd $NIX_BUILD_TOP
 fi
 
-# if test "$NIX_DEBUG" = "1"; then
+if test "$NIX_DEBUG" = "1"; then
     echo "Initial path: $PATH"
     echo "$buildInputs"
-# fi
+fi
 
 # Execute the pre-hook.
 export SHELL=@SHELL@
@@ -211,8 +211,6 @@ trap "closeNest" EXIT
 # then go to the build directory and source in `env-vars' to reproduce
 # the environment used for building.
 dumpVars() {
-    pwd
-    ls
     if test "$noDumpEnvVars" != "1"; then
         export > $NIX_BUILD_TOP/env-vars
     fi
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/mingw.nix b/pkgs/top-level/mingw.nix
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..a95e146b003b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/mingw.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+let {
+  pkgs =
+    import ./all-packages.nix {
+      system = "i686-mingw";
+    };
+
+  body = {
+    inherit (pkgs) zlib;
+  };
+}