diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 173ca92dd3e..fe74c9c5600 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -155,9 +155,8 @@ self: super: {
     patchPhase = "sed -i -e 's|random.*==.*|random|' -e 's|text.*>=.*,|text,|' -e s'|terminfo == .*|terminfo|' darcs.cabal";
   });
 
-  # The test suite imposes too narrow restrictions on the version of
-  # Cabal that can be used to build this package.
-  cabal-test-quickcheck = dontCheck super.cabal-test-quickcheck;
+  # Needs the latest version of QuickCheck to compile.
+  cabal-test-quickcheck = super.cabal-test-quickcheck.override { QuickCheck = self.QuickCheck_2_8_1; };
 
   # https://github.com/techtangents/ablist/issues/1
   ABList = dontCheck super.ABList;