diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/haskeline/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/haskeline/default.nix
index 74a7bd49920..f7ab296b53a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/haskeline/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/haskeline/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "0.6.4.0";
   sha256 = "0p2qbckvdhzid6zrcgjwr8b5h8vxd7wdswsm2qp3hiyg48v4y5hd";
   buildDepends = [ extensibleExceptions mtl terminfo utf8String ];
+  patchPhase = "sed -i -e 's|base >=4.1 && < 4.4|base >=4.1 \\&\\& < 5|g' -e 's|unix>=2.0 && < 2.5|unix>=2.0 \\&\\& < 3|g' haskeline.cabal";
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://trac.haskell.org/haskeline";
     description = "A command-line interface for user input, written in Haskell";