diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 14b0e1104d84..032bdf090f7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -640,6 +640,9 @@ self: super: {
   nehe-tuts = dontDistribute super.nehe-tuts;
   netwire-input-glfw = dontDistribute super.netwire-input-glfw;
 
+  # https://github.com/afcowie/locators/issues/1
+  locators = dontCheck super.locators;
+
 } // {
 
   # Not on Hackage.