diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/crypto-api/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/crypto-api/default.nix
index ed840b8ba3e..402e80f6c34 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/crypto-api/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/crypto-api/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "0.11";
   sha256 = "1v42dmm4cx8brb5mpz34wa20c3s27r0v7qiqlb54svzsl0jkfmiy";
   buildDepends = [ cereal entropy tagged transformers ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://trac.haskell.org/crypto-api/wiki";
     description = "A generic interface for cryptographic operations";