diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/language-c-quote/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/language-c-quote/default.nix
index a765b015a314..7cf0aae9596e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/language-c-quote/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/language-c-quote/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     mainlandPretty mtl srcloc syb symbol
   ];
   buildTools = [ alex happy ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~mainland/";
     description = "C/CUDA/OpenCL quasiquoting library";