diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal/cabal.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal/cabal.nix
index 3f5bac4d7e4..8ae8c06d513 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal/cabal.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal/cabal.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # generic builder for Cabal packages
 
-{stdenv, fetchurl, lib, pkgconfig, ghc, enableLibraryProfiling ? false} :
+{stdenv, fetchurl, lib, pkgconfig, ghc, Cabal, enableLibraryProfiling ? false} :
 {
   mkDerivation =
     args : # arguments for the individual package, can modify the defaults
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             # default buildInputs are just ghc, if more buildInputs are required
             # buildInputs can be extended by the client by using extraBuildInputs,
             # but often propagatedBuildInputs is preferable anyway
-            buildInputs = [ghc] ++ self.extraBuildInputs;
+            buildInputs = [ghc Cabal] ++ self.extraBuildInputs;
             extraBuildInputs = self.buildTools ++
                                (if self.pkgconfigDepends == [] then [] else [pkgconfig]) ++
                                (if self.isLibrary then [] else self.buildDepends ++ self.extraLibraries ++ self.pkgconfigDepends);
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 11d68f31cfd..803e42a1b94 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   bytestringTrie = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/bytestring-trie {};
 
-  Cabal_1_14_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.14.0.nix {};
+  Cabal_1_14_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.14.0.nix { cabal = self.cabal.override { Cabal = null; }; };
   Cabal = null; # core package in GHC
 
   cabalFileTh = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/cabal-file-th {};