diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-orphans/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-orphans/default.nix
index 9196e9ef76b..dd9fbc198bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-orphans/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-orphans/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "0.8";
   sha256 = "0kzzcicn6pggvvblhbrs3vh0bf71izlb99lb0f5qww7ymi4smldr";
   buildDepends = [ thLift ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     description = "Orphan instances for TH datatypes";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;