diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 684ba059cd6..4f8b1f6aefe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ self: super: {
 
   # Won't find it's header files without help.
   sfml-audio = appendConfigureFlag super.sfml-audio "--extra-include-dirs=${pkgs.openal}/include/AL";
+  
+  haskakafka = overrideCabal super.haskakafka (drv: {
+    preConfigure = "sed -i -e /extra-lib-dirs/d -e /include-dirs/d haskakafka.cabal";
+    configureFlags =  "--extra-include-dirs=${pkgs.rdkafka}/include/librdkafka";
+    doCheck = false;
+   });
 
   # Foreign dependency name clashes with another Haskell package.
   libarchive-conduit = super.libarchive-conduit.override { archive = pkgs.libarchive; };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix
index e814c214efb..98e09f1aa3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/hackage-packages.nix
@@ -54825,7 +54825,7 @@ self: {
        description = "Kafka bindings for Haskell";
        license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
        hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.none;
-     }) { rdkafka = null;};
+     }) { };
 
   "haskanoid" = callPackage
     ({ mkDerivation, base, freenect, hcwiid, IfElse, MissingH, mtl, SDL
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f235788e8ae..a6e037b2ea3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7925,6 +7925,8 @@ let
 
   kafka = callPackage ../servers/kafka { };
 
+  rdkafka = callPackage ../development/libraries/rdkafka { };
+
   leafnode = callPackage ../servers/news/leafnode { };
 
   lighttpd = callPackage ../servers/http/lighttpd { };