diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/symbol/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/symbol/default.nix
index d82a1968878..e92c2ec03ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/symbol/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/symbol/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "0.1.4";
   sha256 = "00318syprv1ixfbr4v7xq86z10f0psxk0b8kaxvawvacm8hp61bn";
   buildDepends = [ deepseq syb ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~mainland/";
     description = "A 'Symbol' type for fast symbol comparison";