diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
index 81e6c968997..fb76d3a0a54 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
@@ -2475,6 +2475,7 @@ extra-packages:
   - binary > 0.8 && < 0.9               # keep a 8.x major release around for older compilers
   - blank-canvas < 0.6.3                # more recent versions depend on base-compat-batteries == 0.10.* but we're on base-compat-0.9.*
   - Cabal == 2.2.*                      # required for jailbreak-cabal etc.
+  - Cabal == 2.4.*                      # required for cabal-install etc.
   - colour < 2.3.4                      # newer versions don't support GHC 7.10.x
   - conduit >=1.1 && <1.3               # pre-lts-11.x versions neeed by git-annex 6.20180227
   - conduit-extra >=1.1 && <1.3         # pre-lts-11.x versions neeed by git-annex 6.20180227