diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
index 4e5eabae802..7375072647d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
@@ -206,4 +206,7 @@ self: super: {
   # Moved out from common as no longer the case for GHC8
   ghc-mod = super.ghc-mod.override { cabal-helper = self.cabal-helper_0_6_3_1; };
 
+  # The test suite requires Cabal 1.24.x or later to compile.
+  comonad = dontCheck super.comonad;
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix
index 3c2f5841452..ca9597de48d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix
@@ -158,4 +158,7 @@ self: super: {
   # extra-test: <stdout>: hFlush: invalid argument (Bad file descriptor)
   extra = dontCheck super.extra;
 
+  # The test suite requires Cabal 1.24.x or later to compile.
+  comonad = dontCheck super.comonad;
+
 }