diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dbmigrations/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dbmigrations/default.nix
index 10b3737d88a2..78c5d82f0fd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dbmigrations/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dbmigrations/default.nix
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.ocharles ];
   };
+  jailbreak = true;
 })