diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index d9b185b4751..2833d5c4b87 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -873,4 +873,7 @@ self: super: {
     postInstall = "rm $out/bin/mkReadme && rmdir $out/bin";
   });
 
+  # Needs a newer version of hsyslog than lts-8.x provides.
+  logging-facade-syslog = super.logging-facade-syslog.override { hsyslog = self.hsyslog_5_0_1; };
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index 34048c0b439..bb520ac20bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -470,7 +470,4 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
   # Needs a newer version of brick than lts-8.x provides.
   hledger-iadd = super.hledger-iadd.override { brick = self.brick_0_19; };
 
-  # Needs a newer version of hsyslog than lts-8.x provides.
-  logging-facade-syslog = super.logging-facade-syslog.override { hsyslog = self.hsyslog_5; };
-
 }