diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/usb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/usb/default.nix
index 41a71618546..05f151bfd2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/usb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/usb/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "1.2";
   sha256 = "1k73avkmpbmg6iq2kmwhg2ifibni5c1yp202afdb6v7w5akvmc0b";
   buildDepends = [ baseUnicodeSymbols bindingsLibusb text vector ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://basvandijk.github.com/usb";
     description = "Communicate with USB devices";