diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index dd5d42b8a9f..0e7075a45d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -873,4 +873,7 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/snoyberg/yaml/issues/106
   yaml = disableCabalFlag super.yaml "system-libyaml";
 
+  # https://github.com/diagrams/diagrams-lib/issues/288
+  diagrams-lib = overrideCabal super.diagrams-lib (drv: { doCheck = !pkgs.stdenv.isi686; });
+
 }