diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.2.x.nix
index 2373fda66d2..4b848478fa9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.2.x.nix
@@ -68,4 +68,7 @@ self: super: {
   # Work around overly restrictive constraints on the version of 'base'.
   ChasingBottoms = doJailbreak super.ChasingBottoms;
 
+  # https://github.com/haskell-compat/base-orphans/issues/42
+  base-orphans = dontCheck super.base-orphans;
+
 }