diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index f8b873161e6b..8fa991702487 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ self: super: {
   ghc-parmake = dontCheck super.ghc-parmake;
   ghcid = dontCheck super.ghcid;
   git-vogue = dontCheck super.git-vogue;
+  github-rest = dontCheck super.github-rest;  # test suite needs the network
   gitlib-cmdline = dontCheck super.gitlib-cmdline;
   GLFW-b = dontCheck super.GLFW-b;                      # https://github.com/bsl/GLFW-b/issues/50
   hackport = dontCheck super.hackport;