diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/linear-opengl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/linear-opengl/default.nix
index 0c36155687e0..0d2da3445a6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/linear-opengl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/linear-opengl/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   buildDepends = [
     distributive lens linear OpenGL OpenGLRaw tagged
   ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.github.com/bgamari/linear-opengl";
     description = "Isomorphisms between linear and OpenGL types";