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 112c08451ac4..4977854033dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ self: super: {
     buildTools = with pkgs; [autoconf];
     preConfigure = "autoreconf --install";
   });
-  dlist = appendPatch super.dlist (pkgs.fetchpatch {
+  dlist = appendPatch (doJailbreak super.dlist) (pkgs.fetchpatch {
     url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hvr/head.hackage/master/patches/dlist-0.8.0.6.patch";
     sha256 = "0lkhibfxfk6mi796mrjgmbb50hbyjgc7xdinci64dahj8325jlpc";
   });