diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent-postgresql/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent-postgresql/default.nix
index 0ee5e625db4..885ad70f63f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent-postgresql/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/persistent-postgresql/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     aeson conduit monadControl persistent postgresqlLibpq
     postgresqlSimple text time transformers
   ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.yesodweb.com/book/persistent";
     description = "Backend for the persistent library using postgresql";