diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 5260d508ab12..40141c60e3b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ self: super: {
   cabal-install = (dontCheck super.cabal-install).overrideScope (self: super: { Cabal = self.Cabal_1_22_4_0; zlib = self.zlib_0_5_4_2; });
   cabal-install_1_18_1_0 = (dontCheck super.cabal-install_1_18_1_0).overrideScope (self: super: { Cabal = self.Cabal_1_18_1_6; zlib = self.zlib_0_5_4_2; });
 
+  # Link statically to avoid runtime dependency on GHC.
+  jailbreak-cabal = disableSharedExecutables super.jailbreak-cabal;
+
   # Break infinite recursions.
   Dust-crypto = dontCheck super.Dust-crypto;
   hasql-postgres = dontCheck super.hasql-postgres;