diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 4ca039d0d67..acc04974488 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
   cabal2nix = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/cabal2nix {};
 
   # Build a cabal package given a local .cabal file
-  buildLocalCabalWithArgs = { src, name, args ? {}, cabalDrvArgs ? { jailbreak = true; }, cabal2nix }: let
+  buildLocalCabalWithArgs = { src, name, args ? {}, cabalDrvArgs ? { jailbreak = true; }, cabal2nix ? self.cabal2nix }: let
     cabalExpr = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation ({
       name = "${name}.nix";