diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
index e02e9351c6d..dc3071e5fab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ self: super: {
   tasty-expected-failure = doJailbreak super.tasty-expected-failure;
   test-framework = doJailbreak super.test-framework;
   th-lift = self.th-lift_0_8_0_1;
+  hledger-lib = doJailbreak super.hledger-lib;  # base >=4.8 && <4.13, easytest >=0.2.1 && <0.3
 
   # These packages don't work and need patching and/or an update.
   primitive = overrideSrc (doJailbreak super.primitive) {