diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.0.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.0.x.nix
index 6e1754c5f3bf..f6b2b2304b93 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.0.x.nix
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ self: super: {
   Cabal_1_18_1_6 = dontJailbreak super.Cabal_1_18_1_6;
   cabal-install = self.cabal-install_1_18_1_0;
 
-  # Needs Cabal >= 1.18.x.
-  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override { Cabal = self.Cabal_1_18_1_6; };
+  # https://github.com/peti/jailbreak-cabal/issues/9
+  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override {
+    Cabal = dontJailbreak (self.Cabal_1_20_0_3.override { deepseq = dontJailbreak self.deepseq_1_3_0_1; });
+  };
 
   # Haddock chokes on the prologue from the cabal file.
   ChasingBottoms = dontHaddock super.ChasingBottoms;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
index 1d7eee6d3a44..66e2f8d4299f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ self: super: {
   # Cabal_1_22_1_1 requires filepath >=1 && <1.4
   cabal-install = dontCheck (super.cabal-install.override { Cabal = null; });
 
-  # We have Cabal 1.22.x.
-  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override { Cabal = null; };
+  # Don't use jailbreak built with Cabal 1.22.x because of https://github.com/peti/jailbreak-cabal/issues/9.
+  jailbreak-cabal = pkgs.haskell.packages.ghc784.jailbreak-cabal;
 
   # GHC 7.10.x's Haddock binary cannot generate hoogle files.
   # https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9921
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.2.x.nix
index 4a8d4242bdc9..98bad4fa1be0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.2.x.nix
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/tibbe/hashable/issues/85
   hashable = dontCheck super.hashable;
 
-  # Needs Cabal >= 1.18.x.
-  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override { Cabal = self.Cabal_1_18_1_6; };
+  # https://github.com/peti/jailbreak-cabal/issues/9
+  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override {
+    Cabal = dontJailbreak (self.Cabal_1_20_0_3.override { deepseq = dontJailbreak self.deepseq_1_3_0_1; });
+  };
 
   # Haddock chokes on the prologue from the cabal file.
   ChasingBottoms = dontHaddock super.ChasingBottoms;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.4.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.4.x.nix
index 56f1edb66201..88fa300e2e7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.4.x.nix
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/tibbe/hashable/issues/85
   hashable = dontCheck super.hashable;
 
-  # Needs Cabal >= 1.18.x.
-  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override { Cabal = dontJailbreak self.Cabal_1_18_1_6; };
+  # https://github.com/peti/jailbreak-cabal/issues/9
+  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override { Cabal = dontJailbreak self.Cabal_1_20_0_3; };
 
   # Haddock chokes on the prologue from the cabal file.
   ChasingBottoms = dontHaddock super.ChasingBottoms;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix
index 0970108eef7f..2ee401054398 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/tibbe/hashable/issues/85
   hashable = dontCheck super.hashable;
 
-  # Needs Cabal >= 1.18.x.
-  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override { Cabal = dontJailbreak self.Cabal_1_18_1_6; };
+  # https://github.com/peti/jailbreak-cabal/issues/9
+  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override { Cabal = dontJailbreak self.Cabal_1_20_0_3; };
 
   # Haddock chokes on the prologue from the cabal file.
   ChasingBottoms = dontHaddock super.ChasingBottoms;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix
index b7430c455b1c..8c5b399e68c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.8.x.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ self: super: {
   unix = null;
   xhtml = null;
 
+  # https://github.com/peti/jailbreak-cabal/issues/9
+  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override { Cabal = dontJailbreak self.Cabal_1_20_0_3; };
+
   # mtl 2.2.x needs the latest transformers.
   mtl_2_2_1 = super.mtl.override { transformers = self.transformers_0_4_3_0; };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-head.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-head.nix
index cef72a2b1884..291f050e1746 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-head.nix
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ self: super: {
   unix = null;
   xhtml = null;
 
-  # We have Cabal 1.22.x.
-  jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override { Cabal = null; };
+  # Don't use jailbreak built with Cabal 1.22.x because of https://github.com/peti/jailbreak-cabal/issues/9.
+  jailbreak-cabal = pkgs.haskell.packages.ghc784.jailbreak-cabal;
 
   # GHC 7.10.x's Haddock binary cannot generate hoogle files.
   # https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9921