diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 3b2717ea1693..d8c096f1630c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ EOT
     # golden files are not shipped with the hackage tarball and hspec-golden-aeson
     # needs some encouraging to create the missing files after version 0.8.0.0.
     # See: https://gitlab.haskell.org/haskell/ghcup-hs/-/issues/255
-    preCheck = ''
+    preCheck = assert drv.version == "0.1.17.2"; ''
       export CREATE_MISSING_GOLDEN=yes
     '' + (drv.preCheck or "");
   });