diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 45b458f7b3d1..64de27aa5de9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ self: super: {
       mkdir -p $out/share/emacs
       ln -s $lispdir $out/share/emacs/site-lisp
     '';
+    doCheck = false; # https://github.com/chrisdone/hindent/issues/299
   });
 
   # https://github.com/yesodweb/Shelly.hs/issues/106
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
index 1d1907622b9f..9f4294bbef1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
@@ -3844,7 +3844,6 @@ dont-distribute-packages:
   highWaterMark:                                [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   himg:                                         [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   himpy:                                        [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
-  hindent:                                      [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   hinstaller:                                   [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   hinvaders:                                    [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   hinze-streams:                                [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]