diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 846c80f4859d..16fe07cb8f86 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -520,9 +520,6 @@ self: super: {
   # Depends on broken lmdb package.
   vcache = markBroken super.vcache;
 
-  # https://github.com/osa1/language-lua/issues/14
-  language-lua = dontCheck super.language-lua;
-
   # https://github.com/afcowie/http-streams/issues/80
   http-streams = dontCheck super.http-streams;
 
@@ -582,6 +579,9 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/chrisdone/hindent/issues/93
   descriptive = dontCheck super.descriptive;
 
+  # https://github.com/osa1/language-lua/issues/19
+  language-lua = addBuildTool super.language-lua self.alex;
+
 } // {
 
   # Not on Hackage.