diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index bd7a9f2e828d..135e1b5660e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -653,7 +653,10 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   Cabal_1_14_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.14.0.nix { cabal = self.cabal.override { Cabal = null; }; };
   Cabal_1_16_0_3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.16.0.3.nix { cabal = self.cabal.override { Cabal = null; }; };
-  Cabal_1_18_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.18.0.nix { cabal = self.cabal.override { Cabal = null; }; };
+  Cabal_1_18_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.18.0.nix {
+    cabal = self.cabal.override { Cabal = null; };
+    deepseq = self.deepseq_1_3_0_1;
+  };
   Cabal = null; # core package in GHC
 
   cabalFileTh = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/cabal-file-th {};