diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index fd6d521369f..d844f2a047a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -940,4 +940,8 @@ self: super: {
 
   # https://github.com/mainland/language-c-quote/issues/57
   language-c-quote = super.language-c-quote.override { alex = self.alex_3_1_4; };
+
+  # The package doesn't yet compile with new HSE: https://github.com/bmillwood/pointfree/pull/13
+  pointfree = super.pointfree.override { haskell-src-exts = self.haskell-src-exts_1_16_0_1; };
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
index 35fd547d334..00e12b01564 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ self: super: {
   utf8-string = overrideCabal super.utf8-string (drv: {
     postPatch = "sed -i -e 's|base >= 3 && < 4.8|base|' utf8-string.cabal";
   });
-  pointfree = doJailbreak super.pointfree;
 
   # acid-state/safecopy#25 acid-state/safecopy#26
   safecopy = dontCheck (super.safecopy);