diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-simple/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-simple/default.nix
index cde31643c71..c69ac2a8a63 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-simple/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-simple/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "0.3.1";
   sha256 = "0bk015d0np07887flah76vgrgrqaqj4x1sdxmghvazj8c78nkan8";
   buildDepends = [ exceptions network transformers ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/k0001/network-simple";
     description = "Simple network sockets usage patterns";