diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index e411d49e259..b0e5a381a28 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1349,7 +1349,9 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
 
   imm = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/imm {};
 
-  implicit = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/implicit {};
+  implicit = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/implicit {
+    optparseApplicative = self.optparseApplicative_0_9_1_1;
+  };
 
   indents = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/indents {};