diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index a1f353e070a9..72c13707f48d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
   gtk = disableHardening (addPkgconfigDepend (addBuildTool super.gtk self.gtk2hs-buildtools) pkgs.gtk2) ["fortify"];
   gtksourceview2 = addPkgconfigDepend super.gtksourceview2 pkgs.gtk2;
   gtk-traymanager = addPkgconfigDepend super.gtk-traymanager pkgs.gtk3;
-  taffybar = (addPkgconfigDepend super.taffybar pkgs.gtk3).override { dbus = self.dbus_1_0_1; };
+
+  # Add necessary reference to gtk3 package, plus specify needed dbus version, plus turn on strictDeps to fix build
+  taffybar = ((addPkgconfigDepend super.taffybar pkgs.gtk3).overrideDerivation (drv: { strictDeps = true; })).override { dbus = self.dbus_1_0_1; };
 
   # Specify needed dbus version
   dbus-hslogger = super.dbus-hslogger.override { dbus = self.dbus_1_0_1; };