diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index e550b15065c9..9aa7488beab8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -195,8 +195,9 @@ self: super: {
     else super.hfsevents;
 
   # FSEvents API is very buggy and tests are unreliable. See
-  # http://openradar.appspot.com/10207999 and similar issues
-  fsnotify = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then dontCheck super.fsnotify else super.fsnotify;
+  # http://openradar.appspot.com/10207999 and similar issues.
+  # https://github.com/haskell-fswatch/hfsnotify/issues/62
+  fsnotify = dontCheck super.fsnotify; # if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then dontCheck super.fsnotify else super.fsnotify;
 
   # the system-fileio tests use canonicalizePath, which fails in the sandbox
   system-fileio = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then dontCheck super.system-fileio else super.system-fileio;