diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
index be464a3d20e..369f52854dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
@@ -247,10 +247,6 @@
   packages_ghcjs =
     let parent = packages_ghc784.override {
           extension = self: super: {
-            ghcjs = super.ghcjs.override {
-              Cabal = packages_ghc784.Cabal_1_22_0_0;
-              cabalInstall = packages_ghc784.cabalInstall_1_22_0_0;
-            };
             haddock = super.haddock.override {
               Cabal = null;
             };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 5a47a16028e..b1ea0b08bc3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -938,7 +938,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
   ghcid = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/ghcid {};
 
   ghcjs = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/ghcjs {
-    Cabal = self.Cabal_1_18_1_3;
+    Cabal = self.Cabal_1_22_0_0;
+    cabalInstall = self.cabalInstall_1_22_0_0;
   };
 
   ghcjsDom = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghcjs-dom {};