diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index c5d8b418b51..e32a5b360ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -772,4 +772,9 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
       export HOME=$TMPDIR/home
     '';
   });
+
+  # https://github.com/informatikr/scrypt/issues/8
+  scrypt = overrideCabal super.scrypt {
+    platforms = pkgs.lib.platforms.x86;
+  };
 }