diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index fe74c9c5600..f6819a100fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ self: super: {
   # Needs the latest version of QuickCheck to compile.
   cabal-test-quickcheck = super.cabal-test-quickcheck.override { QuickCheck = self.QuickCheck_2_8_1; };
 
+  # https://github.com/massysett/rainbox/issues/1
+  rainbox = dontCheck super.rainbox;
+
   # https://github.com/techtangents/ablist/issues/1
   ABList = dontCheck super.ABList;