diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index 6b90e330dac..84c8a8e8c99 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -793,4 +793,9 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
       pkgs.zlib
     ] ++ (drv.librarySystemDepends or []);
   });
+
+  # test suite uses x86 assembler
+  inline-asm = overrideCabal super.inline-asm {
+    doCheck = pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86;
+  };
 }