diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.0.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.0.x.nix
index 2c5b00625f89..381d7a6d133e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.0.x.nix
@@ -71,4 +71,7 @@ self: super: {
   # Earlier versions don't support kan-extensions 5.x.
   lens = self.lens_4_13_2_1;
 
+  # https://github.com/dreixel/generic-deriving/issues/37
+  generic-deriving = dontHaddock super.generic-deriving;
+
 }