diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index d6edaa86470..4b898972ded 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1457,11 +1457,8 @@ self: super: {
   cryptonite = dontCheck super.cryptonite;
 
   # The test suite depends on an impure cabal-install installation in
-  # $HOME, which we don't have in our build sandbox, and it is keeping
-  # up with the most recent Cabal version.
-  cabal-install-parsers = dontCheck (super.cabal-install-parsers.overrideScope (self: super: {
-    Cabal = self.Cabal_3_2_0_0;
-  }));
+  # $HOME, which we don't have in our build sandbox.
+  cabal-install-parsers = dontCheck super.cabal-install-parsers;
 
   # haskell-ci-0.8 needs cabal-install-parsers ==0.1, but we have 0.2.
   haskell-ci = doJailbreak super.haskell-ci;
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 bdd5a9007d7..7395d059b4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -102,4 +102,8 @@ self: super: {
 
   # Only 0.7 is compatible with ghc 8.7 https://hackage.haskell.org/package/apply-refact/changelog
   apply-refact = super.apply-refact_0_7_0_0;
+
+  # The package needs the latest Cabal version.
+  cabal-install-parsers = super.cabal-install-parsers.overrideScope (self: super: { Cabal = self.Cabal_3_2_0_0; });
+
 }