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 8b38f8cef74..4c2f12b594f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -91,4 +91,9 @@ self: super: {
   # ghc-8.8:
   # https://github.com/adnelson/semver-range/issues/15
   semver-range = dontCheck super.semver-range;
+
+  # The current version 2.14.2 does not compile with ghc-8.8.x or newer because
+  # of issues with Cabal 3.x.
+  darcs = dontDistribute super.darcs;
+
 }