diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/digestive-functors-heist/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/digestive-functors-heist/default.nix
index 08a9f09be3ad..0b7eb1e88de3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/digestive-functors-heist/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/digestive-functors-heist/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "0.6.0.0";
   sha256 = "17qndqsk09fvnvyhhw3xbbjjhfyyp4sivc898vqllyyky0wqmrdk";
   buildDepends = [ digestiveFunctors heist mtl text xmlhtml ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://github.com/jaspervdj/digestive-functors";
     description = "Heist frontend for the digestive-functors library";