diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal2nix/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal2nix/default.nix
index 940fe346503..add08e5fa60 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal2nix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal2nix/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
   pname = "cabal2nix";
-  version = "v1.8-beta-1";
+  version = "v1.8-beta-3";
 
   src = fetchgit {
     url = "git://github.com/peti/cabal2nix.git";
-    rev = "5ad59780b88208e20f2ba086572a2ba8783fc56f";
+    rev = "26fb761aee1b3398b3ed18e3be89507964320e4f";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [HTTP];
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
     homepage = "http://github.com/peti/cabal2nix";
     description = "Convert Cabal files into Nix build instructions";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = self.stdenv.lib.platforms.haskellPlatforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];
   };
 })