diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-lift-instances/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-lift-instances/default.nix
index 36e994a8bb8..e81a8cf921e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-lift-instances/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-lift-instances/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   sha256 = "02sf7qn1rs33cdf1dl7vpwkhqzhmj8h3naw0ngh2kz05ymk2qng4";
   buildDepends = [ text thLift vector ];
   testDepends = [ doctest filepath QuickCheck text vector ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://github.com/bennofs/th-lift-instances/";
     description = "Lift instances for template-haskell for common data types";