diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.3.1.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.3.1.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.4.0.1.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.4.0.1.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62693a6d096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.4.0.1.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ cabal }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "primitive";
+  version = "0.4.0.1";
+  sha256 = "08j7js5y2vk3ywfhs260fxngd725xkvhrp20dcwb67fk8qgxh4bz";
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://code.haskell.org/primitive";
+    description = "Wrappers for primitive operations";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons
+    ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index d9e6b81ca87..63a231dd0c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -909,7 +909,9 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   prettyShow = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/pretty-show {};
 
-  primitive = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive {};
+  primitive_0_3_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.3.1.nix {};
+  primitive_0_4_0_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.4.0.1.nix {};
+  primitive = self.primitive_0_3_1;
 
   processLeksah = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/leksah/process-leksah.nix {};