diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/couchbase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/couchbase/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a46bbea817a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/couchbase/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{ buildPecl, lib, pkgs, php }:
+let
+  pname = "couchbase";
+  version = "2.6.1";
+in
+buildPecl {
+  inherit pname version;
+
+  src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "couchbase";
+    repo = "php-couchbase";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0jdzgcvab1vpxai23brmmvizjjq2d2dik9aklz6bzspfb512qjd6";
+  };
+
+  configureFlags = [ "--with-couchbase" ];
+
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [ libcouchbase zlib ];
+  internalDeps = [ php.extensions.json ];
+  peclDeps = [ php.extensions.igbinary ];
+
+  patches = [
+    (pkgs.writeText "php-couchbase.patch" ''
+      --- a/config.m4
+      +++ b/config.m4
+      @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if test "$PHP_COUCHBASE" != "no"; then
+           LIBCOUCHBASE_DIR=$PHP_COUCHBASE
+         else
+           AC_MSG_CHECKING(for libcouchbase in default path)
+      -    for i in /usr/local /usr; do
+      +    for i in ${pkgs.libcouchbase}; do
+             if test -r $i/include/libcouchbase/couchbase.h; then
+               LIBCOUCHBASE_DIR=$i
+               AC_MSG_RESULT(found in $i)
+      @@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ COUCHBASE_FILES=" \
+           igbinary_inc_path="$phpincludedir"
+         elif test -f "$phpincludedir/ext/igbinary/igbinary.h"; then
+           igbinary_inc_path="$phpincludedir"
+      +  elif test -f "${php.extensions.igbinary.dev}/include/ext/igbinary/igbinary.h"; then
+      +    igbinary_inc_path="${php.extensions.igbinary.dev}/include"
+         fi
+         if test "$igbinary_inc_path" = ""; then
+           AC_MSG_WARN([Cannot find igbinary.h])
+    '')
+  ];
+
+  meta.maintainers = lib.teams.php.members;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
index 110128622061..22ff7df76ff0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
@@ -70,53 +70,7 @@ in
 
     blackfire = pkgs.callPackage ../development/tools/misc/blackfire/php-probe.nix { inherit php; };
 
-    couchbase = buildPecl rec {
-      version = "2.6.1";
-      pname = "couchbase";
-
-      src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-        owner = "couchbase";
-        repo = "php-couchbase";
-        rev = "v${version}";
-        sha256 = "0jdzgcvab1vpxai23brmmvizjjq2d2dik9aklz6bzspfb512qjd6";
-      };
-
-      configureFlags = [ "--with-couchbase" ];
-
-      buildInputs = [
-        pkgs.libcouchbase
-        pkgs.zlib
-      ];
-      internalDeps = [ php.extensions.json ];
-      peclDeps = [ php.extensions.igbinary ];
-
-      patches = [
-        (pkgs.writeText "php-couchbase.patch" ''
-          --- a/config.m4
-          +++ b/config.m4
-          @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if test "$PHP_COUCHBASE" != "no"; then
-               LIBCOUCHBASE_DIR=$PHP_COUCHBASE
-             else
-               AC_MSG_CHECKING(for libcouchbase in default path)
-          -    for i in /usr/local /usr; do
-          +    for i in ${pkgs.libcouchbase}; do
-                 if test -r $i/include/libcouchbase/couchbase.h; then
-                   LIBCOUCHBASE_DIR=$i
-                   AC_MSG_RESULT(found in $i)
-          @@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ COUCHBASE_FILES=" \
-               igbinary_inc_path="$phpincludedir"
-             elif test -f "$phpincludedir/ext/igbinary/igbinary.h"; then
-               igbinary_inc_path="$phpincludedir"
-          +  elif test -f "${php.extensions.igbinary.dev}/include/ext/igbinary/igbinary.h"; then
-          +    igbinary_inc_path="${php.extensions.igbinary.dev}/include"
-             fi
-             if test "$igbinary_inc_path" = ""; then
-               AC_MSG_WARN([Cannot find igbinary.h])
-        '')
-      ];
-
-      meta.maintainers = lib.teams.php.members;
-    };
+    couchbase = callPackage ../development/php-packages/couchbase { };
 
     event = buildPecl {
       version = "2.5.3";