diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
index 2413c5926601..0ba27168ce41 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ self: super: {
 
   # Ignore overly restrictive upper version bounds.
   async = doJailbreak super.async;
+  cabal-install = doJailbreak super.cabal-install;
   ChasingBottoms = doJailbreak super.ChasingBottoms;
   cryptohash-sha256 = doJailbreak super.cryptohash-sha256;
   Diff = dontCheck super.Diff;