diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index e69309d91ce7..a08697a5792b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1005,4 +1005,7 @@ self: super: {
             sha256 = "14mf9940arilg6v54w9bc4z567rfbmm7gknsklv965fr7jpinxxj";
           };
     in appendPatch super.monad-memo patch;
+
+  # https://github.com/alphaHeavy/protobuf/issues/34
+  protobuf = dontCheck super.protobuf;
 }