diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 9d916e70645..cc1adff9547 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ self: super: {
     hinotify = if pkgs.stdenv.isLinux then self.hinotify else self.fsnotify;
   };
 
+  # Fix test trying to access /home directory
+  shell-conduit = (overrideCabal super.shell-conduit (drv: {
+    postPatch = "sed -i s/home/tmp/ test/Spec.hs";
+  }));
+
   # https://github.com/froozen/kademlia/issues/2
   kademlia = dontCheck super.kademlia;