diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay-base/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay-base/default.nix
index 7287135b45da..466dd4782617 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay-base/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay-base/default.nix
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = with self.stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ ocharles ];
+    inherit (fay.meta) broken;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay-text/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay-text/default.nix
index a6f33bac6d05..05b2505d7622 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay-text/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay-text/default.nix
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     description = "Fay Text type represented as JavaScript strings";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    inherit (fay.meta) broken;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay/default.nix
index e067b43bce63..9a268a9b34fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/fay/default.nix
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
     maintainers = with self.stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ ocharles ];
+    broken = true;
   };
 })