diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.4.0.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.4.0.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08b081d227c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.4.0.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This file was auto-generated by cabal2nix. Please do NOT edit manually!
+
+{ cabal }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "primitive";
+  version = "0.5.4.0";
+  sha256 = "05gdgj383xdrdkhxh26imlvs8ji0z28ny38ms9snpvv5i8l2lg10";
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/haskell/primitive";
+    description = "Primitive memory-related operations";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
index eaa050243615..f110e52269af 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     hackageDb = super.hackageDb.override { Cabal = self.Cabal_1_16_0_3; };
     haddock = self.haddock_2_11_0;
     haskeline = super.haskeline.override { cabal = self.cabal.override { Cabal = self.Cabal_1_16_0_3; }; };
+    primitive = self.primitive_0_5_3_0; # later versions don't compile
     random = self.random_1_0_1_1;       # requires base >= 4.6.x
     shelly = self.shelly_0_15_4_1;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 7f622f28204b..31ad6e48ac97 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1996,7 +1996,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
   primitive_0_5_0_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.0.1.nix {};
   primitive_0_5_2_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.2.1.nix {};
   primitive_0_5_3_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.3.0.nix {};
-  primitive = self.primitive_0_5_3_0;
+  primitive_0_5_4_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/primitive/0.5.4.0.nix {};
+  primitive = self.primitive_0_5_4_0;
 
   probability = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/probability {};