diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index b0e5a381a281..7c5fe55940dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -2918,7 +2918,9 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
 
   BNFC = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/BNFC {};
 
-  cake3 = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/cake3 {};
+  cake3 = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/cake3 {
+    optparseApplicative = self.optparseApplicative_0_9_1_1;
+  };
 
   cpphs = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/cpphs {};