diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 39146965b0f..b5ccb3d8f3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1029,4 +1029,11 @@ self: super: {
 
   # Tests fail with "Couldn't launch intero process."
   intero = dontCheck super.intero;
+
+  # libmpd has an upper-bound on time which doesn't seem to be a real build req
+  libmpd = dontCheck (overrideCabal super.libmpd (drv: {
+    postPatch = (drv.postPatch or "") + ''
+      substituteInPlace ./libmpd.cabal --replace "time >=1.5 && <1.6" "time >=1.5"
+    '';
+  }));
 }