diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/http-streams/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/http-streams/default.nix
index 910851bde34..3f2b724c119 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/http-streams/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/http-streams/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     unorderedContainers
   ];
   doCheck = false;
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://research.operationaldynamics.com/projects/http-streams/";
     description = "An HTTP client using io-streams";