diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index e8993eadb7f..2465c6739d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -2406,7 +2406,9 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   darcs = callPackage ../applications/version-management/darcs {};
 
-  idris_plain = callPackage ../development/compilers/idris {};
+  idris_plain = callPackage ../development/compilers/idris {
+    llvmGeneral = self.llvmGeneral_3_3_5;
+  };
 
   idris = callPackage ../development/compilers/idris/wrapper.nix {};