diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/iteratee/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/iteratee/default.nix
index ee9026bae49..c4438d97364 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/iteratee/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/iteratee/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     ListLike MonadCatchIOTransformers monadControl parallel
     transformers transformersBase
   ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.tiresiaspress.us/haskell/iteratee";
     description = "Iteratee-based I/O";