diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/active/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/active/default.nix
index c51663a9d09..1552a1418d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/active/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/active/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   testDepends = [
     newtype QuickCheck semigroupoids semigroups vectorSpace
   ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     description = "Abstractions for animation";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;