diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index e3ce1ee73d7..d741d76d047 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1311,9 +1311,6 @@ self: super: {
     '';
   });
 
-  # cabal-fmt requires Cabal3
-  cabal-fmt = super.cabal-fmt.override { Cabal = self.Cabal_3_2_0_0; };
-
   # Several gtk2hs-provided packages at v0.13.8.0 fail to build on Darwin
   # until we pick up https://github.com/gtk2hs/gtk2hs/pull/293 so apply that
   # patch here. That single patch is for the gtk2hs super-repo, out of which
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
index 7395d059b4d..c23b15ffef3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -106,4 +106,7 @@ self: super: {
   # The package needs the latest Cabal version.
   cabal-install-parsers = super.cabal-install-parsers.overrideScope (self: super: { Cabal = self.Cabal_3_2_0_0; });
 
+  # cabal-fmt requires Cabal3
+  cabal-fmt = super.cabal-fmt.override { Cabal = self.Cabal_3_2_0_0; };
+
 }