diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/errors/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/errors/default.nix
index d15ac59febab..be061cfb4433 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/errors/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/errors/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "1.4.2";
   sha256 = "1csry8bbz7r4gc7x3lf1ih10rvnig2i91nfij227p9744yndl2xw";
   buildDepends = [ either safe transformers ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     description = "Simplified error-handling";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;