diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/Agda-executable/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/Agda-executable/default.nix
index 823a412459f..f9acff43ef7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/Agda-executable/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/Agda-executable/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   isLibrary = false;
   isExecutable = true;
   buildDepends = [ Agda ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://wiki.portal.chalmers.se/agda/";
     description = "Command-line program for type-checking and compiling Agda programs";