diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-vis/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-vis/default.nix
index a768a101145..be0b72aa963 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-vis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-vis/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     ensureDir "$out/share/ghci"
     ln -s "$out/share/$pname-$version/ghci" "$out/share/ghci/$pname"
   '';
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://felsin9.de/nnis/ghc-vis";
     description = "Live visualization of data structures in GHCi";