diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent/default.nix
index b4010959d77..b410b36ea56 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     unorderedContainers vector
   ];
   extraLibraries = [ sqlite ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.yesodweb.com/book/persistent";
     description = "Type-safe, multi-backend data serialization";