diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/bloomfilter/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/bloomfilter/default.nix
index 6eae9a30da68..2494f08eaac3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/bloomfilter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/bloomfilter/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "2.0.0.0";
   sha256 = "07fif8i5rinysli1mpi92k405kvw8va7w9v9w4wd5bylb87zy77f";
   buildDepends = [ deepseq ];
+  # https://github.com/bos/bloomfilter/pull/8
+  preConfigure = ''
+    sed -i -e "s/0xffffffff/0x7fffffff/" Data/BloomFilter/Easy.hs
+  '';
   testDepends = [
     QuickCheck random testFramework testFrameworkQuickcheck2
   ];