diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.0.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.0.x.nix
index 3611b19db1b6..5becbb2beecf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.0.x.nix
@@ -74,4 +74,6 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/haskell-suite/haskell-src-exts/issues/302
   haskell-src-exts = dontCheck super.haskell-src-exts;
 
+  active         = doJailbreak super.active;
+
 }