diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal-lenses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal-lenses/default.nix
index 06777aadc4d..39c0eeb1dd1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal-lenses/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal-lenses/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "0.1";
   sha256 = "0jss4h7crh7mndl5ghbpziy37cg9i29cc64fgxvxb63hpk0q2m17";
   buildDepends = [ Cabal lens unorderedContainers ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     description = "Lenses and traversals for the Cabal library";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;