diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.2.1.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.2.1.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f1090c09b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.2.1.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "primitive";
+  version = "0.5.2.1";
+  sha256 = "1vn3y5gh4lwvgvklhn8k1z7gxjy27ik621f4gpa9cb7gqa0nnl8f";
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/haskell/primitive";
+    description = "Primitive memory-related operations";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 02e93b3360e..0a81703b035 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
     alex         = self.alex_3_1_3;
     haddock      = self.haddock_2_13_2_1;
     happy        = self.happy_1_19_3;
-    primitive    = self.primitive_0_5_1_0;      # semi-official, but specified
+    primitive    = self.primitive_0_5_2_1;      # semi-official, but specified
   };
 
   haskellPlatformArgs_2013_2_0_0 = self : {
@@ -1958,8 +1958,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
   punycode = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/punycode {};
 
   primitive_0_5_0_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.0.1.nix   {};
-  primitive_0_5_1_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.1.0.nix   {};
-  primitive = self.primitive_0_5_1_0;
+  primitive_0_5_2_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.2.1.nix   {};
+  primitive = self.primitive_0_5_0_1;
 
   profunctors = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/profunctors {};